Kazakhstan men's national volleyball team

Kazakhstan

Association	Kazakhstan Volleyball Federation (KVF)
Confederation	AVC
Head coach	Boris Grebennikov
FIVB ranking	55 (as of 10 July 2024)
Uniforms
Home Away
World Championship
Appearances	2 (First in 2002)
Best result	19th (2002)
Asian Championship
Appearances	13 (First in 1993)
Best result	(1993, 2017)
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Honours Asian Championship 1993 Nakhon Ratchasima Team 2017 Gresik Team Asian Cup 2014 Almaty Team

The Kazakhstan men's national volleyball team represents Kazakhstan in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches.

Results

World Championship

• 2002 – 19th place
• 2006 – 21st place

World League

• 2015 – 28th place
• 2016 – 35th place
• 2017 – 35th place

Challenger Cup

• 2018 – 5th place

Asian Championship

Main article: Asian Men's Volleyball Championship

Year	Rank	Matches	W	L
1975	Part of Soviet Union
1979
1983
1987
1989
1991
1993	2	7	6	1
1995	14	4	0	4
1997	Did Not Enter
1999	11	6	2	4
2001	9	5	3	2
2003	8	6	1	5
2005	Did Not Enter
2007	10	7	5	2
2009	5	7	5	2
2011	9	7	5	2
2013	10	7	4	3
2015	9	7	5	2
2017	2	8	5	3
2019	10	8	4	4
2021	11	7	3	4
2023	13	5	3	2
Total	14/22	91	51	40

Asian Games

Main article: Volleyball at the Asian Games

Year	Rank	Matches	W	L	SW	SL
1951	No Competition
1954
1958	Part of Soviet Union
1962
1966
1970
1974
1978
1982
1986
1990
1994	4	10	7	3	21	10
1998	8	6	1	5	4	15
2002	Did Not Enter
2006	7	3	1	2	4	7
2010	9	7	5	2	16	10
2014	10	7	3	4	12	15
2018	17	4	1	3	8	9
Total	6/16	37	18	19	65	66

Asian Cup

Main article: Asian Men's Volleyball Cup

• 2008 – Did not qualify
• 2010 – 7th place
• 2012 – Did not qualify
• 2014 – 3rd place
• 2016 – 5th place
• 2018 – 7th place
• 2022 – Withdrew

Current squad

The following is the Kazakhstani roster in the 2021 Asian Championship in Japan.

Head Coach: Boris Grebennikov

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2020–21 club
2	Denis Yexhshenko	31 January 1997	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	345 cm (136 in)	330 cm (130 in)	Taraz VC
3	Vladimir Prokofyev	9 February 1993	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	94 kg (207 lb)	345 cm (136 in)	330 cm (130 in)	Altay VC
4	Yerikzhan Boken	31 July 1996	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	82 kg (181 lb)	326 cm (128 in)	316 cm (124 in)	Taraz VC
5	Sergey Kuznetsov	26 October 1993	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	89 kg (196 lb)	330 cm (130 in)	315 cm (124 in)	Burevestnik
9	Sergey Okunev	29 April 1990	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	—	—	—
11	Damir Akimov	22 September 1991	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	360 cm (140 in)	330 cm (130 in)	Altay VC
12	Nodirkhan Kadirkhanov	6 September 1991	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	340 cm (130 in)	330 cm (130 in)	Altay VC
13	Vladislav Kunchenko	13 January 1998	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	79 kg (174 lb)	335 cm (132 in)	325 cm (128 in)	Kaznau Almaty
14	Aibat Netalin	30 March 1992	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	96 kg (212 lb)	350 cm (140 in)	340 cm (130 in)	Atyrau VC
18	Vitaliy Vorivodin (c)	31 July 1990	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	101 kg (223 lb)	347 cm (137 in)	330 cm (130 in)	Atyrau VC
19	Alexandr Shvartskopf	30 September 1998	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	340 cm (130 in)	330 cm (130 in)	Taraz VC
21	Nurlibek Nurmakhambetov	17 July 2000	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	74 kg (163 lb)	315 cm (124 in)	310 cm (120 in)	Taraz VC
22	Sergey Rezanov	22 November 1994	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	354 cm (139 in)	330 cm (130 in)	Ushkyn-Iskra
23	Alexandr Suleimanov	30 April 1997	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	83 kg (183 lb)	320 cm (130 in)	310 cm (120 in)	Altay

External links

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