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Soviet Union women's national volleyball team

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Soviet Union
AssociationSoviet Union Volleyball Federation
ConfederationCEV
FIVB ranking? (as of 10 July 2024)
Uniforms
Home
Away
Third
Summer Olympics
Appearances6 (First in 1964)
Best resultGold Gold Medalist : (1968, 1972, 1980, 1988)
World Championship
Appearances10 (First in 1952)
Best resultGold Champions : (1952, 1956, 1960, 1970, 1990)
World Cup
Appearances6 (First in 1973)
Best result Champions : (1973)
European Championship
Appearances17 (First in 1949)
Best resultGold Champions : (1949, 1950, 1951, 1958, 1963, 1967, 1971, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1985, 1989, 1991)
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The Soviet Union women's national volleyball team was the national volleyball team that had represented the Soviet Union in the International competitions between 1952 until 1991.

FIVB considers Russia as the inheritor of the records of Soviet Union (1952–1991) and CIS (1992). The USSR Volleyball Federation joined the FIVB in 1948, a year after the foundation of the international governing body. In 1952, they triumphed in the first ever FIVB Women’s World Championship and have been dominating the international scene ever since, having won Four Summer Olympics, Five World Championships, one World Cup and 13 European Championships.

History

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The USSR Volleyball Federation joined the FIVB in 1948 and in 1952 they sent a team to compete in the first ever World Championship. They were soon regularly topping the podium at international competitions such as the Olympic Games, World Championship and European Championships and the World Cup.

Major world titles

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USSR

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Year Games Host Runners-up 3rd place
1952 1st World Championship Soviet Union Soviet Union  Poland  Czechoslovakia
1956 2nd World Championship France France  Romania  Poland
1960 3rd World Championship Brazil Brazil  Japan  Czechoslovakia
1968# 19th Olympic Games Mexico Mexico  Japan  Poland
1970# 6th World Championship Bulgaria Bulgaria  Japan  North Korea
1972# 20th Olympic Games West Germany West Germany  Japan  North Korea
1973# 1st World Cup Uruguay Uruguay  Japan  South Korea
1980 22nd Olympic Games Soviet Union Soviet Union  East Germany  Bulgaria
1988 24th Olympic Games South Korea South Korea  Peru  China
1990 11th World Championship China China  China  United States

# – 4 major titles in row in late 1960s - early 1970s (World Women's Volleyball Championship, World Cup, Olympic Games)

Results

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Olympic Games[1]

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  • 1964Silver Silver Medal
  • 1968Gold Gold Medal
  • 1972Gold Gold Medal
  • 1976Silver Silver Medal
  • 1980Gold Gold Medal
  • 1988Gold Gold Medal
Unified Team
  • 1992Silver Silver Medal

FIVB World Championship[2]

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  • 1952Gold Gold Medal
  • 1956Gold Gold Medal
  • 1960Gold Gold Medal
  • 1962Silver Silver Medal
  • 1970Gold Gold Medal
  • 1974Silver Silver Medal
  • 1978Bronze Bronze Medal
  • 1982 – 6th place
  • 1986 – 6th place
  • 1990Gold Gold Medal

FIVB World Cup[3]

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  • 1973 Gold Medal
  • 1977 – 7th place (tied)
  • 1981 Bronze Medal
  • 1985 Bronze Medal
  • 1989 Silver Medal
  • 1991 Bronze Medal

European Championship[4]

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  • 1949Gold Gold Medal
  • 1950Gold Gold Medal
  • 1951Gold Gold Medal
  • 1955Silver Silver Medal
  • 1958Gold Gold Medal
  • 1963Gold Gold Medal
  • 1967Gold Gold Medal
  • 1971Gold Gold Medal
  • 1975Gold Gold Medal
  • 1977Gold Gold Medal
  • 1979Gold Gold Medal
  • 1981Silver Silver Medal
  • 1983Silver Silver Medal
  • 1985Gold Gold Medal
  • 1987Silver Silver Medal
  • 1989Gold Gold Medal
  • 1991Gold Gold Medal

Team

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Coach: Nikolay Karpol

No. Name Age Height Weight
1 Valentina Ogiyenko 25 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) 74 kg (163 lb)
3 Marina Nikulina 27 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
4 Yelena Batuchina 19 184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
5 Irina Smirnova 22 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) 74 kg (163 lb)
6 Tatyana Sidorenko 24 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) 80 kg (180 lb)
7 Irina Parchomtschuk 25 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
10 Svetlana Vasilevskaya 19
11 Yelena Ovtschinnikova 25 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
12 Irina Gorbatiuk 27
13 Svetlana Korytova 22 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
14 Yuliya Bubnova 19 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
15 Olga Tolmachyova 27 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)

References

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  1. ^ "Todor volleyball". Todor66 sports references. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Todor volleyball". Todor66 sports references. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Todor volleyball". Todor66 sports references. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Todor volleyball". Todor66 sports references. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
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