Jenia Grebennikov
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| Full name | Jenia Grebennikov | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | French Russian | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | August 13, 1990 Rennes, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spike | 340 cm (130 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Block | 330 cm (130 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Libero | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current club |  Cucine Lube Civitanova | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 2 (national team) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jenia Grebennikov (born 13 August 1990) is a French volleyball player of Russian origins. He is a member of France men's national volleyball team, Italian club Cucine Lube Civitanova, and the European Champion 2015. He is also a gold medalist winner of the World League 2015.
Personal life
Grebennikov was born in Rennes, France. His father Boris Grebennikov is a former Russian volleyball player and coach.
Career
Clubs
In April 2015 he signed a contract with Italian Cucine Lube Civitanova.[1]
National team
Jenia Grebennikov debuted on the French national team in 2011. In 2014 he played at the World Championship 2014 held in Poland.[2] France lost the match for the bronze medal with Germany and took 4th place.[3] Grebennikov received an individual award for the Best Libero of the tournament.[4] On October 18, 2015 the French national team, including Grebennikov, achieved the title of the European Champion 2015 (3–0 with Slovenia in the finale).[5] He was awarded Best Libero of the championships.
Sporting achievements
Clubs
2015/2016 - with Cucine Lube Civitanova
National championships
- 2011/2012
French Cup, with Rennes Volley 35 - 2013/2014 German Cup, with VfB Friedrichshafen
- 2014/2015
German Championship, with VfB Friedrichshafen
National team
- 2015 FIVB World League
- 2015 CEV European Championship
- 2016 FIVB World League
Individual
- 2014 FIVB World Championship - Best Libero
- 2015 CEV European Championship - Best Libero
- 2016 CEV Champions League - Best Libero
- 2016 FIVB World League - Best Libero
References
- ^ Jenia Grebennikov, Lube Treia ile anlaştı - voleybolextra.com - 24-04-2015
- ^ France - team profile - fivb.org
- ^ Germany take home the bronze medal - fivb.org - 21-09-2014
- ^ Poland in dreamland and in Dream Team - fivb.org - 21-09-2014
- ^ France celebrate historic European crown, Slovenia happy with silver - cev.lu - 18-10-2015
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- 1990 births
- Living people
- French people of Russian descent
- Sportspeople from Rennes
- French men's volleyball players
- French volleyball players
- French expatriates in Germany
- Expatriate volleyball players in Germany
- Olympic volleyball players of France
- Volleyball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- French volleyball biography stubs