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Lyubov Sokolova

Also known as Lioubov Sokolova, Lyubov Kılıç, Lyubov Shashkova, Lyubov Vladimirovna Sokolova, Любо́вь Влади́мировна Соко

Born
Dec 4, 1977age 48
height
6'4" (or 193 cm)

Career

Active 1992 – 2018

Biography

About Lyubov Sokolova

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Lyubov Sokolova is a former volleyball player, known for her height of 6'4". Born in Moscow, Russian Federation on 4 December 1977, she holds Russian and Turkish nationality. She played professionally from 1992 to 2018, starting at around 14 years old. Over 26 years of activity, she became an Honored Master of Sports of Russia. She was a key member of the Russian national team that won gold at the 2006 and 2010 World Championships in Japan, and silver at the 2000 Sydney and 2004 Athens Olympics. Notably, she is the only player to have won two World titles in the same year: the 2010 World Championship with Russia and the 2010 FIVB Club World Championship with Fenerbahçe. She is straight and of Caucasian ethnicity. She also appears on Instagram, where she has a following of around 6k.

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Years Active
1992-2018 (started around 14 years old; 26 years active)
Birthplace
Moscow, Russian Federation
Ethnicity
Caucasian
Sexuality
Straight

Body

Weight
159 lbs (or 72 kg)

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Instagram Followers
6k (as of May 2026)

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How did she become the only player to win two World titles in one year?

In 2010, she won the FIVB World Championship with Russia and the FIVB Club World Championship with Fenerbahçe, a rare double achievement.

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