Russia men's national volleyball team
The Russia men's national volleyball team is governed by the Russian Volleyball Federation and takes part in international volleyball competitions. Russia won one Olympic Games championship in 2012 and two World Cups in 1999 and 2011. FIVB considers Russia as the inheritor of the records of Soviet Union (1948–1991) and CIS (1992).
The USSR Volleyball Federation joined the FIVB in 1948, a year after the foundation of the international governing body. The following year they sent a team to compete in the first FIVB Men’s World Championship and have been dominating the international scene ever since, having won six World Championships, six World Cups and 14 European Championships. All Olympic medals of the Soviet Union were inherited by Russia, but not combined together with the medal count of the Russian Federation.
History
The USSR Volleyball Federation joined the FIVB in 1948 and the following year they sent a team to compete in the first 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.
Results
Olympic Games
- Soviet Union
- 1964 –
Gold medal - 1968 – Gold medal
- 1972 –
Bronze medal - 1976 –
Silver medal - 1980 – Gold medal
- 1984 – Qualified but later withdrew
- 1988 – Silver medal
- Unified Team (CIS)
- 1992 – 7th place
- Russia
- 1996 – 4th place
- 2000 – Silver medal
- 2004 – Bronze medal
- 2008 – Bronze medal
- 2012 – Gold medal
- 2016 – 4th place
World Championship
- Soviet Union
- 1949 – Gold medal
- 1952 – Gold medal
- 1956 – Bronze medal
- 1960 – Gold medal
- 1962 – Gold medal
- 1966 – Bronze medal
- 1970 – 6th place
- 1974 – Silver medal
- 1978 – Gold medal
- 1982 – Gold medal
- 1986 – Silver medal
- 1990 – Bronze medal
- Russia
- 1994 – 7th place
- 1998 – 5th place
- 2002 – Silver medal
- 2006 – 7th place
- 2010 – 5th place
- 2014 – 5th place
- 2018 – 6th place
World Cup
- Soviet Union
- 1965 – Gold medal
- 1969 – Bronze medal
- 1977 – Gold medal
- 1981 – Gold medal
- 1985 – Silver medal
- 1989 – Bronze medal
- 1991 – Gold medal
- Russia
- 1995 – Not qualified
- 1999 – Gold medal
- 2003 – Not qualified
- 2007 – Silver medal
- 2011 – Gold medal
- 2015 – 4th place
World Grand Champions Cup
- 2013 – Silver medal
World League
- Soviet Union
- CIS
- 1992 – 6th place
- Russia
- 1993 – Silver medal
- 1994 – 6th place
- 1995 – 4th place
- 1996 – Bronze medal
- 1997 – Bronze medal
- 1998 – Silver medal
- 1999 – 4th place
- 2000 – Silver medal
- 2001 – Bronze medal
- 2002 – Gold medal
- 2003 – 7th place
- 2006 – Bronze medal
- 2007 – Silver medal
- 2008 – Bronze medal
- 2009 – Bronze medal
- 2010 – Silver medal
- 2011 – Gold medal
- 2012 – 8th place
- 2013 – Gold medal
- 2014 – 5th place
- 2015 – 8th place
- 2016 – 7th place
- 2017 – 5th place
Nations League
- 2018 – Gold medal
European Championship
- Soviet Union
- 1950 – Gold medal
- 1951 – Gold medal
- 1955 – 4th place
- 1958 – Bronze medal
- 1963 – Bronze medal
- 1967 – Gold medal
- 1971 – Gold medal
- 1975 – Gold medal
- 1977 – Gold medal
- 1979 – Gold medal
- 1981 – Gold medal
- 1983 – Gold medal
- 1985 – Gold medal
- 1987 – Gold medal
- 1989 – 4th place
- 1991 – Gold medal
- Russia
- 1993 – Bronze medal
- 1995 – 5th place
- 1997 – 5th place
- 1999 – Silver medal
- 2001 – Bronze medal
- 2003 – Bronze medal
- 2005 – Silver medal
- 2007 – Silver medal
- 2009 – 4th place
- 2011 – 4th place
- 2013 – Gold medal
- 2015 – 6th place
- 2017 – Gold medal
European League
Team
Current squad
The following is the Russian roster in the 2018 World Championship.[1]
Head coach: Sergey Shlyapnikov
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2018–19 club |
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| 2 | Ilya Vlasov | 3 August 1995 | 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | 360 cm (140 in) | 345 cm (136 in) |  Fakel Novy Urengoy
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| 4 | Artem Volvich | 22 January 1990 | 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | 350 cm (140 in) | 330 cm (130 in) | Zenit Kazan
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| 5 | Sergey Grankin (C) | 21 January 1985 | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | 351 cm (138 in) | 320 cm (130 in) | Belogorie
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| 7 | Dmitry Volkov | 25 May 1995 | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 340 cm (130 in) | 330 cm (130 in) | Fakel Novy Urengoy
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| 8 | Aleksey Rodichev | 24 March 1988 | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 340 cm (130 in) | 325 cm (128 in) | Lokomotiv Novosibirsk
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| 9 | Yury Berezhko | 27 January 1984 | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 346 cm (136 in) | 338 cm (133 in) | Dinamo Moscow
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| 10 | Aleksandr Sokolov | 1 March 1982 | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 97 kg (214 lb) | 315 cm (124 in) | 310 cm (120 in) | Yaroslavich Yaroslavl
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| 12 | Aleksandr Butko | 18 March 1986 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 97 kg (214 lb) | 339 cm (133 in) | 327 cm (129 in) | Zenit Kazan
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| 13 | Dmitry Muserskiy | 29 October 1988 | 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) | 104 kg (229 lb) | 375 cm (148 in) | 347 cm (137 in) | Belogorie
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| 15 | Viktor Poletaev | 27 July 1995 | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 360 cm (140 in) | 340 cm (130 in) | Kuzbass Kemerovo
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| 16 | Aleksey Verbov | 31 January 1982 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | 315 cm (124 in) | 310 cm (120 in) | Zenit Kazan
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| 17 | Maxim Mikhaylov | 19 March 1988 | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | 103 kg (227 lb) | 345 cm (136 in) | 330 cm (130 in) | Zenit Kazan
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| 18 | Egor Kliuka | 15 June 1995 | 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 360 cm (140 in) | 350 cm (140 in) | Fakel Novy Urengoy
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| 20 | Ilyas Kurkaev | 18 January 1994 | 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 355 cm (140 in) | 335 cm (132 in) | Lokomotiv Novosibirsk
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Coaches
Viacheslav Platonov (1996–1997)- Vyacheslav Zaytsev (1997–1997)
- Gennadiy Shipulin (1998–2004)
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Zoran Gajić (2005–2006)- Vladimir Alekno (2007–2008)
Daniele Bagnoli (2009–2010)- Vladimir Alekno (2011–2012)
- Andrey Voronkov (2013–2015)
- Vladimir Alekno (2015–2016)
- Sergey Shlyapnikov (2017–)
Kit providers
The table below shows the history of kit providers for the Russia national volleyball team.
| Period | Kit provider |
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| 2000– | Champion Mizuno |
Sponsorship
Primary sponsors include: main sponsors like VTB Bank and Rosneft, other sponsors: Gazprom, Rosoboronexport, Transmashholding, MegaFon, Aeroflot, Incom, SibCem and BDO International.
References
- ^ "Team Roster - Russia". FIVB. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
External links
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