Lyubov Sokolova | Любовь Соколова | Volleyball to Remember

#LioubovSokolova (known also as Lyubov Shashkova) is one of the best players in the history of Russian women's volleyball. She won two times the World Championship, two times the European Championship, as well as two silver medals from Olympic Games (Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004). In her position as an outside-hitter she gained titles in Russia, Turkey, Italy and Spain. ? Follow "Volleyball Explained" in Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/volleyballexplained Follow "Volleyball Explained" in Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/volleyballexplained Support us and become our Patron: https://www.patreon.com/volleyballexplained All earnings will be re-invested in the channel. https://www.volleybox.net Lyubov Vladimirovna Sokolova (Russian: Любо́вь Влади́мировна Соколо́ва (Шашко́ва), also known as Lyubov Kılıç and formerly known as Lyubov Shashkova, born 4 December 1977) is a retired Russian volleyball player. She was a member of the national team that won the gold medals at 2006 and 2010 World Championship in Japan and the silver medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Sokolova has numerous individual awards in all categories. In 2006, she was honored "Best player of Europe". She won the 2006–07 CEV Top Teams Cup with the Spanish team Grupo 2002 Murcia, and was awarded "Most Valuable Player" and "Best Server". Sokolova won the bronze medal at the 2010–11 CEV Champions League with Fenerbahçe. On May 2016 Sokolova announced her retirement from sports.