| Elina Salomäki | 
							 
							
								Finland   
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												Photo: VolleyShots.com
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														| Birth Date | 
														October 19, 1981 (44 years old) | 
													 
													
														| Home Town | 
														Helsinki, Finland | 
													 
													
														| Resides | 
														Lafayette, LA | 
													 
													
														| College | 
														Louisiana-Lafayette | 
													 
													
														|   | 
														Best Finish | 
														Winnings | 
													 
													
														| United States | 
														37th | 
														$0 | 
													 
													
														|    AVP | 
														37th | 
														$0 | 
													 
													
														| Europe | 
														13th | 
														€ 200 | 
													 
													
														|    CEV C&S | 
														13th | 
														€ 200 | 
													 
													
														| Overall | 
														13th | 
														$286 | 
													 
												 
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								 | 
							 
						 
						
						
							
								
							 
							
								 
									Salomaki grew up in Finland, in a volleyball family with three sisters. She represented Finland in the 2003 European Championships. She competed in Australia for two years before enrolling in college in the U.S. Salomaki played one season at Mississippi University for Women, and three at Louisiana-Lafayette. Surpassing 1,000 kills in her collegiate career, Salomaki earned honorable mention all-Louisiana honors after her sophomore campaign. In 2006 she became a student assistant coach for the Rajun Cajuns. 
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								  | 
							 
						 
						
						
							
								
							 
							
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							| 2006 | 
							AVP | 
							1 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							$0.00 | 
							6.0 | 
							277th | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							1 | 
						 
						
							| Total | 
							  | 
							1 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							$0.00 | 
							6.0 | 
							  | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							1 | 
						 
						
							|   | 
						 
						
							|   | 
						 
							
								
							 							
						
							| 2011 | 
							CEV C&S | 
							1 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							€ 200.00 | 
							30.0 | 
							  | 
							1 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
						 
						
							Total (Rank) | 
							  | 
							1 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							€ 200.00 (637th) | 
							30.0 | 
							  | 
							1 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
						 
						
							|   | 
						 
						
							|   | 
						 
						
							|   | 
						 
| Overall | 
 
						
							| Total | 
							  | 
							2 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							$286.06 | 
							36.0 | 
							  | 
							1 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							1 | 
						 
							
								|   | 
							 
							
								| Red denotes ranked 1st | 
							 
						 
						
						
							
								
							 
							
								|   | 
							 
							
								
							 							
						
							| Regan Hood | 
							1 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							$0 | 
							6.0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							1 | 
						 
						
							| Total | 
							1 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							$0 | 
							6.0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							1 | 
						 
						
							|   | 
						 
							
								
							 							
						
							| Kirsi Hyttinen | 
							1 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							€ 200 | 
							30.0 | 
							1 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
						 
						
							| Total | 
							1 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							€ 200 | 
							30.0 | 
							1 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
						 
						
							|   | 
						 
							
								
							 							
						
							| Kirsi Hyttinen | 
							1 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							$286 | 
							30.0 | 
							1 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
						 
						
							| Regan Hood | 
							1 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							$0 | 
							6.0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							1 | 
						 
						
							|   | 
						 
						
							| Total | 
							2 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							$286 | 
							36.0 | 
							1 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							1 | 
						 
							
								|   | 
							 
						 
						
						
							
								
							 
							
								|   | 
							 
							
								
							 							
						
							| Georgia: Atlanta | 
							AVP | 
							1 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							$0 | 
							6.0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							1 | 
						 
						
							| Total | 
							 | 
							1 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							$0 | 
							6.0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							1 | 
						 
						
							|   | 
						 
							
								
							 							
						
							| Bulgaria: Varna | 
							CEV C&S | 
							1 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							€ 200 | 
							30.0 | 
							1 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
						 
						
							| Total | 
							 | 
							1 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							€ 200 | 
							30.0 | 
							1 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
						 
						
							|   | 
						 
						
							| Total | 
							 | 
							2 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							$294 | 
							36.0 | 
							1 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							1 | 
						 
							
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