Inna Valerievna Ryskal (b. June 15, 1944 , Baku , Azerbaijan SSR , USSR ) - Soviet volleyball player . Two - time Olympic champion ( 1968 and 1972 ), world champion 1970 , winner of the 1973 World Cup , three -time European champion . Honored Master of Sports of the USSR (1968).
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| Full name | Inna Valeryevna Ryskal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicknames | Caspian Thunderstorm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A country |  the USSR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Specialization | forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of Birth | June 15, 1944 (aged 75) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of Birth | Baku , Azerbaijan SSR , USSR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sports career | 1960-1977 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth | 172 cm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Inna Ryskal was born in Baku . Her father Valery Yakovlevich Ryskal was one of the best motorcycle racers in the country.
In childhood, she was engaged in gymnastics and athletics. At the age of 12, Inna came to the volleyball section, where she began to learn the basics of the game under the leadership of Sh. A. Shamkhalov. Despite the small growth by volleyball standards, Inna Ryskal immediately attracted attention and already at the age of 15 made her debut in the Neftyanik team ( Baku ), for which she played throughout her career. In its composition, twice became the bronze medalist of the USSR championships . Silver medalist of the Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR and the 1967 USSR Championship as part of the Azerbaijan SSR team.
She began her career in the USSR national team at the age of 16 and remained in the main team for 15 years, having received the nickname “Caspian Thunderstorm” from her colleagues for the power style of the game. Repeatedly became the winner and winner of major international competitions, including two - time Olympic champion ( 1968 and 1972 ), two-time silver medalist of the Olympics ( 1964 and 1976 ) (champion among volleyball players in the number of medals won at the Olympic Games), world champion in 1970 , winner of the first 1973 World Cup , three -time European champion .
At the end of her career, she worked as a coach in Baku at the women's volleyball sports school. In 1988, after the death of her brother, she became seriously ill and underwent surgery, after which the doctors recommended moving to a milder climate region. Having issued a sports pension, she moved to her sister in Stavropol . After some time, together with her husband, exchanging apartments, she moved to Moscow [1] .
In 2000, Inna Ryskal was included in the Volleyball Hall of Fame , located in Holyoke ( Massachusetts , USA ), which is considered to be the birthplace of volleyball . She became the first in Russia to be awarded this honor. In 2001, the FIVB awarded Inna Ryskal a special prize “For Outstanding Achievements in World Volleyball”. When choosing the best volleyball player of the XX century, she took second place, slightly losing only to Cuba Regla Torres [2] .
Currently resides in the city of Korolev, Moscow Region . Husband (since 1968) - Soviet football player Alexander Semin . Sons - Ruslan and Jan.
Achievements
Club
- two-time bronze medalist of the USSR championships - 1966 , 1972 .
With national teams
- two - time Olympic champion - 1968 , 1972 ;
- two-time silver medalist of the Olympic Games - 1964 , 1976 ;
- world champion 1970 ;
- two-time silver medalist of the world championships - 1962 , 1974 ;
- winner of the 1973 World Cup ;
- three -time European champion - 1963 , 1967 , 1971 ;
- USSR champion 1976 in the USSR national team [3]
- champion of the World Universiade 1965 as part of the student team of the USSR;
- silver medalist of the Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR and the 1967 USSR Championship as part of the Azerbaijan SSR team.
Awards and titles
- Honored Master of Sports of the USSR (1968);
- Order of the Red Banner of Labor ;
- Medal "For Labor Valor" ;
- FIVB Special Prize “For Outstanding Achievements in World Volleyball”.
Notes
- ↑ Mironova V. Inna Ryskal, Alexander Semin: We are homeless in our apartment // Sport Express. - 1993. - No. 237 (October 13). - with. five.
- ↑ Outstanding volleyball players
- ↑ In the 1976 USSR championship, teams of the USSR, DSS and departments took part.
Source
- Volleyball. Encyclopedia / Comp. V.L. Sviridov, O.S. Chekhov. - Tomsk: Yanson Company, 2001.