Ilona Korstin
Ilona Korstin in London 2012
Personal information
Born (1980-05-30) 30 May 1980
Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
NationalityRussian
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight174 lb (79 kg)
Career information
WNBA draft2001: 2nd round, 29th overall pick
Selected by the Phoenix Mercury
Playing career1996–2013
PositionShooting guard
Career history
1997–2003CJM Bourges Basket
2003–2006VBM-SGAU Samara
2006–2009CSKA Moscow
2009–2011Spartak M.R. Vidnoje
2011–2012Beşiktaş
2012Perfumerías Avenida
2012–2013Dynamo Moscow
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Representing  Russia
Women's basketball
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2004 AthensTeam Competition
Bronze medal – third place 2008 BeijingTeam Competition
World Championship
Silver medal – second place2002 China Team competition
Silver medal – second place2006 Brazil Team competition
EuroBasket
Silver medal – second place2001 France Team competition
Gold medal – first place2003 Greece Team competition
Silver medal – second place2005 Turkey Team competition
Gold medal – first place2007 Italy Team competition
Silver medal – second place2009 Latvia Team competition
Gold medal – first place2011 Poland Team competition

Ilona Kalyuvna Korstin (Russian: Илона Кальювна Корстин; born May 30, 1980) is a retired Russian basketball forward of Estonian origin, who competed for her native Russia at the 2004 Summer Olympics, the 2008 Summer Olympics, and the 2012 Summer Olympics, winning two bronze medals. She ended her career in 2013.[1]

She is CEO at the VTB United League

Honors and achievements

International

Club

Bourges Basket
VBM-SGAU Samara (CSKA Moscow)
Spartak M.R. Vidnoje
Dynamo Moscow

Individual

  • Honored Master of Sports of Russia
  • Medal of the Order For Merit to the Fatherland, 1st class (2 August 2009) - for outstanding contribution to the development of physical culture and sports, high achievements in sports at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing in 2008

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