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, two World Cup 1999 and 2011.
FIVB considers Russia as the inheritor of the records of Soviet Union and CIS.
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 since won six World Championships, six World Cups and 14 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.
Medals
Results
Olympic Games
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth placeWorld Championship
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth placeWorld Cup
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth placeWorld Grand Champions Cup
- 2013 – Silver medal
World League
Nations League
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth placeEuropean Championship
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth placeEuropean League
- 2004 – Silver medal
- 2005 – Gold medal
Goodwill Games
Team
Current squad
The following is the Russian roster in the 2019 Men's Nations League.Head coach: Tuomas Sammelvuo
No. | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2018–19 club |
14 8 1995 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | ||||||
3 8 1995 | Fakel Novy Urengoy | ||||||
15 3 1991 | Ural Ufa | ||||||
11 8 1987 | Belogorie | ||||||
23 4 1988 | Kuzbass Kemerovo | ||||||
25 5 1995 | Fakel Novy Urengoy | ||||||
22 8 1997 | Belogorie | ||||||
17 4 1995 | Fakel Novy Urengoy | ||||||
10 12 1995 | NOVA Novokuybyshevsk | ||||||
19 3 1991 | Ural Ufa | ||||||
6 9 1989 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | ||||||
3 9 1994 | Kuzbass Kemerovo | ||||||
27 7 1995 | Kuzbass Kemerovo | ||||||
19 3 1988 | Zenit Kazan | ||||||
18 | 15 6 1995 | Fakel Novy Urengoy | |||||
20 | 18 1 1994 | Lokomotiv Novosibirsk | |||||
21 | 30 6 1995 | Dinamo Moscow | |||||
22 | 13 4 1987 | Lokomotiv Novosibirsk | |||||
23 | 28 8 1995 | Belogorie | |||||
24 | 13 4 1991 | Kuzbass Kemerovo | |||||
25 | 28 3 1989 | Kuzbass Kemerovo | |||||
27 | 3 5 1992 | Belogorie | |||||
28 | 15 3 1998 | Hypo Tirol Alpenvolleys Haching | |||||
29 | 13 2 1995 | Gazprom-Yugra Surgut | |||||
30 | 23 6 1985 | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
Coaches
- Viacheslav Platonov
- Vyacheslav Zaytsev
- Gennadiy Shipulin
- Zoran Gajić
- Vladimir Alekno
- Daniele Bagnoli
- Vladimir Alekno
- Andrey Voronkov
- Vladimir Alekno
- Sergey Shlyapnikov
- Tuomas Sammelvuo
Kit providers
Period | Kit provider |
2000– | Champion Mizuno |