Dina Ulyanova

Dina Ulyanova
Ulyanova at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games
Personal information
Born (1989-09-01) 1 September 1989 (age 35)
Baku, Azerbaijan
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Career information
Playing career2012–present
PositionSmall forward
Career history
2012–Neftchi
2017Baku
2017Matryoshkas
2017–2019Sisters Felix
2018, 2022Latinas

Dina Ulyanova (born 1 September 1989) is an Azerbaijani basketball player who plays as a small forward for Neftchi and is a member of the Azerbaijan women's national 3x3 team. She is a two-time winner of the Islamic Solidarity Games (2017, 2021).

Early life

Dina Ulyanova was born on 1 September 1989 in Baku. Her parents and her sister are also natives of the city of Baku.[1]

Professional career

Since 2012, Ulyanova has been playing for the Baku-based club Neftchi and the Azerbaijan national team. She first played in the national team in Division C matches at the European Championship in North Macedonia under head coach Tatyana Slozhenitsena.[1]

In 2015, as part of the Azerbaijan national team, she took part in the 2015 European Games in Baku.[2]

In 2017, Ulyanova won gold as part of the Azerbaijani national team at the III Islamic Solidarity Games in Baku.[3] In August 2022, at the IV Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya, the Azerbaijani national team with Ulyanova in the team managed to defend the title of champion of the Islamic Games.[4]

In June 2023, Neftchi with Ulyanova in its lineup won the Shusha stage of the Women's 3x3 Basketball World Series, defeating the Netherlands team in the final with a score of 20–12.[5]

In April 2024, the Azerbaijani national team with Ulyanova in the lineup became the winner of the 3x3 basketball qualification tournament in Hong Kong, for the first time in history, the team qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[4][6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Дина Ульянова – после завоевания олимпийской лицензии: В «милли» одни легионеры? Я играю за свою родину". www.azerisport.com.
  2. ^ "Евроигры. Баскетбол: Азербайджан обыграл Чехию и Швейцарию". 1news.az.
  3. ^ "Баскетболисты Азербайджана выиграли два золота на Исламиаде". Archived from the original on May 3, 2024. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Баскетболистки выиграли финал Исламиады. Бакинский дубль не повторился". www.azerisport.com (in Azerbaijani).
  5. ^ "Баскетболистка клуба «Нефтчи»: Я счастлива представлять нашу страну и побеждать". azertag.az.
  6. ^ "Azerbaijan basketball 3x3 Women's National Team for Paris 2024 Olympics Announced". FIBA. July 3, 2024.