Irina Ilchenko

Irina Anatolyevna Ilchenko (Russian: Ирина Анатольевна Ильченко; born 3 August 1968, in Ivanovo), known as Irina Ilchenko or Irina Smirnova, is a retired Russian volleyball player. Born in Yekaterinburg, she competed for the Soviet Union at the 1988 Summer Olympics, the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics, and Russia at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Irina Ilchenko
Personal information
Full nameIrina Anatolyevna Ilchenko
NicknameИрина Анатольевна Ильченко
NationalityRussian
Born (1968-08-03) 3 August 1968
Ivanovo, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Number5
Career
YearsTeams
1984–1991
1992–1993
1993–1994
1995–1998
1998–2001
Uralochka Ekaterinburgo
Impresem Agrigento
Mladost Zagreb
Galatasaray Istanbul
Eczacıbaşı Istanbul
National team
1987–1991
1992
1992–1993, 1996
 Soviet Union
 Unified Team
 Russia
Honours
Women’s volleyball
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
1988 SeoulTeam
World Championship
1990 ChinaTeam
World Cup
1989 Japan
1991 Japan
Goodwill Games
1990 Seattle
European Championship
1989 West Germany
1991 Italy
1987 Belgium
European Junior Championship
1986 BulgariaUnder-19
Representing  Unified Team
Olympic Games
1992 BarcelonaTeam
Representing  Russia
World Grand Champions Cup
1993 Japan
FIVB World Grand Prix
1993 Hong Kong
European Championship
1993 Czech Republic

She is the mother of the Russian player Ksenia Ilchenko Parubets.

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