Ilona Korstin
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forward of Estonian origin, who competed for her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics
and 2008 Summer Olympics
, winning two bronze medals. She plays for CSKA Moscow
.
Also played in WNBA (Phoenix Mercury)
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
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Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
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Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
forward of Estonian origin, who competed for her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
and 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
, winning two bronze medals. She plays for CSKA Moscow
CSKA Moscow
CSKA Moscow is a major Russian sports club based in Moscow. It is popularly referred to in the West as "Red Army" or "the Red Army team" because during the Soviet era, it was a part of the Armed Forces sports society, which in turn was associated with the Soviet Army...
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Club
- EuropeEuropeEurope is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
- Winner of the FIBA Europe Euroleague 2001-2005-2010
- Finalist FIBA Europe Euroleague 2000-2006
- Participation at the Final four FIBA Europe Euroleague 2003
- FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
- Winner of the French Championship 1999-2000
- Finalist French Championship 2001-2003
- Finalist of the French Cup 2002
- Winner of the French Federation Cup 1999-2000-2001
- Finalist of the French Federation Cup 2002
- RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
- Winner of the Superleague-Russian Championship 2004-2005-2006
- Winner of the Cup of Russia 2004-2006-2007
- Winner of the World league 2003-2004-2005-2007
- Winner of the Supercup 2009-2010
Also played in WNBA (Phoenix Mercury)