| Rank | Event | Year | Location | |
| Olympic Games | ||||
| 2 | Women | 2004 | Athens, GRE | |
| 2 | Women | 2000 | Sydney, NSW, AUS | |
| 5 | Women | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | |
| World Championship | ||||
| 1 | Women | 2010 | Japan | |
| 1 | Women | 2006 | Japan | |
| 3 | Women | 2002 | Germany | |
| European Championships | ||||
| 6 | Women | 2011 | ||
| 6 | Women | 2009 | Poland | |
| World Grand Prix | ||||
| 2 | Women | 2009 | ||
Nickname
Gam, Game Over - originating from her family name. (sovsport.ru, 11 Dec 2010; gamova.org, 2011)
Hobbies
Collecting gift magnets. (fivb.org, 29 Oct 2010)
Occupation
Athlete
Education
Ural State University of Physical Education, Chelyabinsk, RUS
Language(s) spoken
English, Russian
Club name
Dinamo-Kazan, Kazan, RUS
Position and style
Outside hitter (dinamo-kazan.com, 30 Jun 2012)
Debut
1999 for Russia (gamova.org, 2011)
Injuries
She sustained a right shoulder injury in 2007. (izvestia.ru, 25 Jun 2007)
Additional information
Start of sporting career
She took up volleyball at age eight. (gamova.org, 2011)
Reason for taking up this sport
She was the tallest in her class at school and tried various sports, including basketball and handball. When she was 11, she understood that volleyball would suit her most as she deemed basketball and handball to be aggressive sports where you have to run too much. (gamova.org, 2011)
Ambitions
To win a gold medal at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (volleyball.sport-express.ru, 26 May 2012)
Awards
She holds the national sports title of Honoured Master of Sport. (dinamo-kazan.com, 30 Jun 2012)
She was named Most Valuable Player [MVP] of the 2010 World Championships. (bbc.co.uk, 26 Jul 2011; dinamo-kazan.com, 30 Jun 2012)
She has won the Best Scorer of the Final Four of the Champions League three times, in 2008, 2009, 2010. (bbc.co.uk, 26 Jul 2011; dinamo-kazan.com, 30 Jun 2012)
She was given the Best Spiker award of the Final Four of the 2008 Champions League. (bbc.co.uk, 26 Jul 2011; dinamo-kazan.com, 30 Jun 2012)
In 2004 she was the best scorer and blocker of the Olympic Games in Athens and was named Best Player in Europe. (bbc.co.uk, 26 Jul 2011; dinamo-kazan.com, 30 Jun 2012)
Previous Olympics
Beijing 2008, Athens 2004, Sydney 2000
