Rosa Salikhova

Rosa Salikhova
Personal information
Full nameRosa Galyamovna Salikhova
Born(1944-09-24)24 September 1944
Nizhny Tagil, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died26 March 2026(2026-03-26) (aged 81)
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1968 Mexico CityTeam
Gold medal – first place1972 MunichTeam
World Championship
Gold medal – first place1970 BulgariaTeam
Silver medal – second place1974 MexicoTeam
FIVB World Cup
Gold medal – first place1973 UruguayTeam

Rosa Galyamovna Salikhova (Russian: Роза Галямовна Салихова, Tatar: Роза Галләм кызы Салихова; 24 September 1944 – 26 March 2026) was a volleyball player for the Soviet Union.[1]

Biography

Salikhova was a major player in helping the Soviet Union's women's national volleyball team to dominate the world in the late 1960s to early 1970s by winning at the 1968 Mexico City Olympic Games, the 1970 FIVB Women's World Championship, the 1972 Munich Olympic Games and the 1973 FIVB Women's World Cup in a row.[2]

Death

Salikhova's death at the age of 81 was announced on 26 March 2026.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rosa Salikhova". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. ↑ "Roza Salikhova".
  3. ↑ Ушла из жизни Роза Салихова (in Russian)
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