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Yelizaveta Tishchenko (born 7 February 1975 in Kiev, last name also spelled Tichtchenko) is a retired female volleyball player from Russia, who made her debut for the Soviet national team in 1991. She competed in three consecutive Olympic Games (1996, 2000 and 2004), and twice won a silver medal.

Yelizaveta Tishchenko
Personal information
Full name	Yelizaveta Ivanovna Tishchenko
Born	(1975-02-07) February 7, 1975 (age 47) Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	192 cm (76 in)
Spike	309 cm (122 in)
Block	302 cm (119 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Middle Blocker / Spiker
Number	9 (national team)
Career
Years Teams 1990—1995 1995—1997 1997—1999 1999 1999—2004 2004—2005 2007—2011 2012—2013 Uralochka Ekaterinburgo NEC Red Rockets ŽOK Dubrovnik Green Warriors Sassuolo Uralochka Ekaterinburgo VC Wiesbaden VBC Cheseaux VBC Cossonay
National team
1992—2004 Russia
Honours Women’s volleyball Representing  Soviet Union World U20 Championship 1991 Czechoslovakia Under-20 Representing  CIS European Junior Championship 1992 Greece Under-19 Representing  Russia Olympic Games 2000 Sydney Team 2004 Athens Team World Championship 1994 Brazil Team 1998 Japan Team 2002 Germany Team World Cup 1999 Japan Team World Grand Champions Cup 1997 Japan Team 2001 Japan Team 1993 Japan Team Goodwill Games 1994 St. Petersburg Team FIVB World Grand Prix 1997 Kobe Team 1999 Yu Xi Team 2002 Hong Kong Team 1998 Hong Kong Team 2000 Manila Team 2003 Andria Team 1993 Hong Kong Team 1996 Shangai Team 2001 Macau Team European Championship 1993 Czech Republic Team 1997 Czech Republic Team 1999 Italy Team 2001 Bulgaria Team 1995 Netherlands Team

She represented her country more than 470 times from 1991 through 2004, playing as Middle Blocker in the starting 6 of the National Team and leading the Sbornaya as its Captain in 2003 & 2004. Liza won the European Championships (4 times), the World Grand Prix (3 times), and several medals at World Championships and World Grand Champions Cups. She was among the best attackers in each tournament entered, winning best spiker (attacker) awards at most international tournaments between 1999 and 2003, including the prestigious title of the world's ‘Best Spiker of the Year’ (FIVB 2002).

With her club teams (namely Uralochka VC of Ekaterinburg) she won the Russian Championship 13 times and the European Champions League three times.

Her greatest achievement, however, was coming back to play for Russia at the Olympic Games in Athens after having had open surgery on her knees only 3 months before. Impossible her doctors said after she won the silver medal in a dramatic final against China.

She retired from the National Team and professional volleyball in 2004, however she continued to play for teams in the German and Swiss premier leagues. Liza has worked for the commercial department of UEFA and currently is at the FIVB TV & Marketing Department.

Honours

• 1991 World Under-20 Championship — 1st place
• 1992 European Junior Championship — 1st place
• 1993 FIVB World Grand Prix — 3rd place
• 1993 European Championship — 1st place
• 1993 World Grand Champions Cup — 3rd place
• 1994 Goodwill Games — 1st place
• 1994 World Championship — 3rd place
• 1995 European Championship — 3rd place
• 1996 FIVB World Grand Prix — 3rd place
• 1996 Olympic Games — 4th place
• 1997 FIVB World Grand Prix — 1st place
• 1997 European Championship — 1st place
• 1997 World Grand Champions Cup — 1st place
• 1998 FIVB World Grand Prix — 2nd place
• 1998 World Championship — 3rd place
• 1999 FIVB World Grand Prix — 1st place
• 1999 European Championship — 1st place
• 1999 World Cup — 2nd place
• 2000 FIVB World Grand Prix — 2nd place
• 2000 Olympic Games — 2nd place
• 2001 FIVB World Grand Prix — 3rd place
• 2001 European Championship — 1st place
• 2001 World Grand Champions Cup — 2nd place
• 2002 FIVB World Grand Prix — 1st place
• 2002 World Championship — 3rd place
• 2003 FIVB World Grand Prix — 2nd place
• 2004 Olympic Games — 2nd place

Individual awards

• 1997 FIVB World Grand Prix "Best Spiker"
• 1999 FIVB World Grand Prix "Best Spiker"
• 1999 European Championship "Best Blocker"
• 1999 European Championship "Best Spiker"
• 2001 FIVB World Grand Prix "Best Spiker"
• 2001 European Championship "Best Spiker"
• 2001 World Grand Champions Cup "Best Spiker"
• 2002 FIVB World Grand Prix "Best Spiker"
• 2002 World Championship "Best Spiker"
• 2003 FIVB World Grand Prix "Best Spiker"
• 2003 European Championship "Best Spiker"

References

• Profile

Awards
Preceded by Ana Paula Connelly Ana Fernández	Best Spiker of FIVB World Grand Prix 1999 2001, 2002, 2003	Succeeded by Ana Fernández Yumilka Ruiz
Preceded by Ana Fernández	Best Spiker of FIVB World Championship 2002	Succeeded by Rosir Calderón

На других языках

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[de] Jelisaweta Iwanowna Tischtschenko

Jelisaweta Iwanowna Tischtschenko (russisch Елизавета Ивановна Тищенко, englische Transkription Elizaveta Tishchenko; * 7. Februar 1975 in Kiew, Sowjetunion) ist eine ehemalige russische Volleyballspielerin. Mit ihren Vereinen und der Nationalmannschaft gewann sie zahlreiche nationale und internationale Titel.

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- [en] Yelizaveta Tishchenko

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[ru] Тищенко, Елизавета Ивановна

Елизавета Ивановна Тищенко (в замужестве — Брахт-Тищенко, род. 7 февраля 1975 года, Киев, Украинская ССР) — российская волейболистка, двукратный серебряный призёр Олимпийских игр, четырёхкратная чемпионка Европы, 12-кратная чемпионка России. Игровая функция — центральная блокирующая. Заслуженный мастер спорта России. В настоящее время — директор по маркетингу Международной федерации волейбола.

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