Aleksandr Savin (volleyball player)
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| Born | July 1, 1957 (age 67) Taganrog, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Aleksandr Borisovich Savin (Russian: Александр Борисович Савин, born July 1, 1957) is a Russian former volleyball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer Olympics.
He was born in Taganrog. where as a child he moved with his parents in the city of Obninsk, Kaluga Oblast. He studied at the high school №6 Obninsk. The pupil Obninsk volleyball school. Volleyball started in 1967 in Obninsk Youth (2004 - Sports School, which bears the Savin's name). First coach — Vladimir Pitanov (1946-2016).[1][2][3]
In 1976 he was part of the Soviet team which won the silver medal in the Olympic tournament. He played all five matches.
Four years later he won the gold medal with the Soviet team in the 1980 Olympic tournament. He played all six matches.
He was a major player to help Soviet Union men's national volleyball team to dominate the World in late 1970s to early 1980s by winning 1977 FIVB Men's World Cup, 1978 FIVB Men's World Championship, 1980 Moscow Olympic Games, 1981 FIVB Men's World Cup and 1982 FIVB Men's World Championship in row.
Awarded Honored Master of Sports of the USSR (1976), Order of Friendship of Peoples (1985), Order of the Badge of Honour (1980).[4]
On October 22, 2010, Savin was admitted to the Volleyball Hall of Fame (Holyoke, United States).[5]
References
- ^ Портал органов власти Калужской области.
- ^ Бессменный директор волейбольной школы подал в отставку!
- ^ "Ушёл из жизни Владимир Питанов". Всероссийская федерация волейбола. 2017-01-02. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
- ^ На высокой орбите
- ^ "Алесандр Савин принят в «Зал славы волейбола»". Archived from the original on 2014-08-21. Retrieved 2017-01-04.
External links
- Aleksandr Savin at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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