Irina Anatolyevna Ilchenko (Russian: Ирина Анатольевна Ильченко; born 3 August 1968, in Ivanovo), known as Irina Ilchenko or Irina Smirnova, is a retired Russian volleyball player. Born in Yekaterinburg, she competed for the Soviet Union at the 1988 Summer Olympics, the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics, and Russia at the 1996 Summer Olympics.^[1]

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Irina Ilchenko
Personal information
Full name	Irina Anatolyevna Ilchenko
Nickname	Ирина Анатольевна Ильченко
Nationality	Russian
Born	(1968-08-03) 3 August 1968 (age 55) Ivanovo, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
Volleyball information
Position	Outside hitter
Number	5
Career
Years Teams 1984–1991 1992–1993 1993–1994 1995–1998 1998–2001 Uralochka Ekaterinburgo Impresem Agrigento Mladost Zagreb Galatasaray Istanbul Eczacıbaşı Istanbul
National team
1987–1991 1992 1992–1993, 1996  Soviet Union  Unified Team  Russia
Honours Women’s volleyball Representing  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1988 Seoul Team World Championship 1990 China Team World Cup 1989 Japan 1991 Japan Goodwill Games 1990 Seattle European Championship 1989 West Germany 1991 Italy 1987 Belgium European Junior Championship 1986 Bulgaria Under-19 Representing  Unified Team Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Team Representing  Russia World Grand Champions Cup 1993 Japan FIVB World Grand Prix 1993 Hong Kong European Championship 1993 Czech Republic

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She is the mother of the Russian player Ksenia Ilchenko Parubets.