Galina Chesnokova

Galina Alexandrovna Chesnokova (Russian: Гали́на Алекса́ндровна Чесноко́ва; née Motoraeva (Russian: Мотора́ева); March 12, 1934 – July 12, 2016[1]) was a Soviet volleyball player for the USSR national team from 1962 to 1963.

Chesnokova was a silver medalist at the 1962 world championship, the European champion in 1963,[2][3] and champion of the USSR in 1963; she was named Master of Sports of the USSR in 1958, and honored Master of Sports of Russia in 2003.

Chesnokova was married to Yuri Chesnokov, a Soviet volleyball player, coach and Master of Sports,[4] from 1933 to 2010.

After her playing career, Chesnokova worked as an engineer.

[5][6] Chesnokova died on July 12, 2016, after severe and prolonged illness.