Russia men's national volleyball team

Russia

Association	Volleyball Federation Of Russia
Confederation	CEV
Head coach	Sergey Shlyapnikov
FIVB ranking	4 (as of July 2017)
Uniforms
Home Away Third
Summer Olympics
Appearances	6 (First in 1996)
Best result	2012
World Championship
Appearances	6 (First in 1994)
World Cup
Appearances	6 (First in 1995)
Best result	1999, 2011
European Championship
Appearances	12 (First in 1993)
Best result	2013
www.volley.ru (in Russian)
Honours Olympic Games 2012 London Team 2000 Sydney Team 2004 Athens Team 2008 Beijing Team World Championship 2002 Argentina World Cup 1999 Japan 2011 Japan 2007 Japan World Grand Champions Cup 2013 Japan World League 2002 Belo Horizonte 2011 Gdańsk 2013 Mar del Plata 1993 São Paulo 1998 Milan 2000 Rotterdam 2007 Katowice 2010 Córdoba 1996 Rotterdam 1997 Moscow 2001 Katowice 2006 Moscow 2008 Rio de Janeiro 2009 Belgrade European Championship 2013 Denmark/Poland 1999 Austria 2005 Italy/Serbia and Montenegro 2007 Russia 1993 Finland 2001 Czech Republic 2003 Germany European League 2005 Kazan 2004 Opava Universiade 2009 Belgrade Team 2011 Shenzhen Team 2013 Kazan Team 2015 Gwangju Team 1997 Sicily Team 2001 Beijing Team European Games 2015 Baku 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, two World Cup 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 13 European Championships.

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

• 1996 – 4th place
• 2000 – 02 ! Silver medal
• 2004 – 03 ! Bronze medal
• 2008 – 03 ! Bronze medal
• 2012 – 01 ! Gold medal
• 2016 – 4th place

Russia Team at Olympic 2012

World Championship

• 1994 – 7th place
• 1998 – 5th place
• 2002 – 02 ! Silver medal
• 2006 – 7th place
• 2010 – 5th place
• 2014 – 5th place
• 2018 – Qualified

World Cup

• 1995 – Not qualified
• 1999 – 01 ! Gold medal
• 2003 – Not qualified
• 2007 – 02 ! Silver medal
• 2011 – 01 ! Gold medal
• 2015 – 4th place

World Grand Champions Cup

• 2013 – 02 ! Silver medal

World League

• 1993 – 02 ! Silver medal
• 1994 – 6th place
• 1995 – 4th place
• 1996 – 03 ! Bronze medal
• 1997 – 03 ! Bronze medal
• 1998 – 02 ! Silver medal
• 1999 – 4th place
• 2000 – 02 ! Silver medal
• 2001 – 03 ! Bronze medal
• 2002 – 01 ! Gold medal
• 2003 – 7th place
• 2006 – 03 ! Bronze medal
• 2007 – 02 ! Silver medal
• 2008 – 03 ! Bronze medal
• 2009 – 03 ! Bronze medal
• 2010 – 02 ! Silver medal
• 2011 – 01 ! Gold medal
• 2012 – 8th place
• 2013 – 01 ! Gold medal
• 2014 – 5th place
• 2015 – 8th place
• 2016 – 7th place
• 2017 – 5th place

European Championship

• 1993 – 03 ! Bronze medal
• 1995 – 5th place
• 1997 – 5th place
• 1999 – 02 ! Silver medal
• 2001 – 03 ! Bronze medal
• 2003 – 03 ! Bronze medal
• 2005 – 02 ! Silver medal
• 2007 – 02 ! Silver medal
• 2009 – 4th place
• 2011 – 4th place
• 2013 – 01 ! Gold medal
• 2015 – 6th place

European League

• 2004 – 02 ! Silver medal
• 2005 – 01 ! Gold medal

Team

Current squad

The following is the Russian roster in the 2017 World League.^[1]

Head coach: Sergey Shlyapnikov

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2016–17 club
01 !1	Antipkin, SergeySergey Antipkin	000000001986-03-28-000028 March 1986	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	92 kg (203 lb)	335 cm (132 in)	323 cm (127 in)	Dinamo Moscow
02 !2	Vlasov, IlyaIlya Vlasov	000000001995-08-03-00003 August 1995	2.12 m (6 ft 11 in)	98 kg (216 lb)	360 cm (140 in)	345 cm (136 in)	Fakel Novy Urengoy
03 !3	Kovalyov, DmitryDmitry Kovalyov (C)	000000001991-03-15-000015 March 1991	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	82 kg (181 lb)	340 cm (130 in)	330 cm (130 in)	Ural Ufa
04 !4	Pankov, PavelPavel Pankov	000000001995-08-14-000014 August 1995	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	345 cm (136 in)	330 cm (130 in)	Kuzbass Kemerovo
05 !5	Martynyuk, RomanRoman Martynyuk (L)	000000001987-04-13-000013 April 1987	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	320 cm (130 in)	310 cm (120 in)	Belogorie Belgorod
06 !6	Krotkov, ValentinValentin Krotkov (L)	000000001991-09-01-00001 September 1991	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	340 cm (130 in)	330 cm (130 in)	Zenit Kazan
07 !7	Volkov, DmitryDmitry Volkov	000000001995-05-25-000025 May 1995	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	340 cm (130 in)	330 cm (130 in)	Fakel Novy Urengoy
08 !8	Biryukov, DenisDenis Biryukov	000000001988-12-08-00008 December 1988	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)	93 kg (205 lb)	352 cm (139 in)	324 cm (128 in)	Dinamo Moscow
09 !9	Chefranov, AlexanderAlexander Chefranov	000000001987-01-14-000014 January 1987	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	92 kg (203 lb)	349 cm (137 in)	323 cm (127 in)	Gazprom-Ugra Surgut
10	Feoktistov, EgorEgor Feoktistov	000000001993-06-22-000022 June 1993	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	340 cm (130 in)	330 cm (130 in)	Ural Ufa
11	Likhosherstov, VadimVadim Likhosherstov	000000001989-01-23-000023 January 1989	2.15 m (7 ft 1 in)	104 kg (229 lb)	356 cm (140 in)	336 cm (132 in)	Fakel Novy Urengoy
14	Shcherbinin, DmitryDmitry Shcherbinin	000000001989-09-10-000010 September 1989	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	350 cm (140 in)	335 cm (132 in)	Dinamo Moscow
16	Kimerov, AlexanderAlexander Kimerov	000000001996-09-11-000011 September 1996	2.15 m (7 ft 1 in)	103 kg (227 lb)	355 cm (140 in)	335 cm (132 in)	Dinamo Moscow
17	Ilinikh, DmitryDmitry Ilinikh	000000001987-01-31-000031 January 1987	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	92 kg (203 lb)	338 cm (133 in)	330 cm (130 in)	Dinamo Moscow
18	Zhigalov, MaximMaxim Zhigalov	000000001989-07-26-000026 July 1989	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	345 cm (136 in)	330 cm (130 in)	Belogorie Belgorod
19	Kliuka, EgorEgor Kliuka	000000001995-06-15-000015 June 1995	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	93 kg (205 lb)	360 cm (140 in)	350 cm (140 in)	Fakel Novy Urengoy
20	Kurkaev, IlyasIlyas Kurkaev	000000001994-01-18-000018 January 1994	2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	355 cm (140 in)	335 cm (132 in)	Lokomotiv Novosibirsk
21	Zelenkov, ArtemArtem Zelenkov (L)	000000001987-08-06-00006 August 1987	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	310 cm (120 in)	295 cm (116 in)	Dinamo Krasnodar

Coaches

• Viacheslav Platonov (1996–1997)
• Vyacheslav Zaytsev (1997–1997)
• Gennadiy Shipulin (1998–2004)

Russia team in final World League 2011

• 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.

Sponsorship

Primary sponsors include: main sponsors like VTB Bank and Rosneft, other sponsors: Rosoboronexport, Transmashholding, Gazprom, Aeroflot, Incom, SibCem and BDO International.

References

External links

• Official website
• FIVB profile