Ekaterina Antropova

Italian volleyball player (born 2003)

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Ekaterina " Kate " Mikhailovna Antropova ( Italian: [ekateˈriːna ˈkeit anˈtrɔːpova] ; Russian: Екатерина Михайловна Антропова [jɪkətʲɪˈrʲinə ɐnˈtropəvə] ; born 19 March 2003) is an Iceland-born Italian professional volleyball player.
Personal life Antropova was born in Akureyri, Iceland to Russian parents, both of whom were athletes: her father, Mikhail Antropov, was competing in the local basketball league for Tindastóll, while her mother, Olga Antropova (née Selivanova), was a handball player.
Petersburg Spartak so the family returned to Russia and settled in St.
She started playing volleyball at the age of 7.
In 2023, the CAS ruling determined her nationality to be Italian, followed in the same year by the acquisition of Italian citizenship.

Ekaterina "Kate" Mikhailovna Antropova (Italian: [ekateˈriːna ˈkeit anˈtrɔːpova]; Russian: Екатерина Михайловна Антропова [jɪkətʲɪˈrʲinə ɐnˈtropəvə]; born 19 March 2003) is an Iceland-born Italian professional volleyball player. In 2022 she was named CEV Women's Challenge Cup-Most valuable player, in 2023 was named CEV Cup-Most valuable player, and in 2025 was named FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship Most valuable player and best Opposite Hitter.

Personal life

Antropova was born in Akureyri, Iceland to Russian parents, both of whom were athletes: her father, Mikhail Antropov, was competing in the local basketball league for Tindastóll, while her mother, Olga Antropova (née Selivanova), was a handball player.

When Ekaterina was three months old, her father signed a contract with St. Petersburg Spartak so the family returned to Russia and settled in St.Petersburg, where she spent her childhood and early adolescence. She started playing volleyball at the age of 7.

In 2017, she moved in Italy with her mother, first to Reggio Calabria and then to Sassuolo: her first affiliations were therefore with Italian sports nationality.

Following a call-up to a training camp in 2017, which she did not attend, with the Russian Under-16 national team, as noted by the European Volleyball Confederation, she was registered as Russian; meanwhile, she filed an appeal with the CAS in Lausanne for the recognition of her Italian affiliation as the first registration.

In 2023, the CAS ruling determined her nationality to be Italian, followed in the same year by the acquisition of Italian citizenship.