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 place

World Championship

Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place

World Cup

Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place

World Grand Champions Cup

Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place

Nations League

Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place

European Championship

Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place

European League

Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place

Team

Current squad

The following is the Russian roster in the 2019 Men's Nations League.
Head coach: Tuomas Sammelvuo
No.NameDate of birthHeightWeightSpikeBlock2018–19 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
1815 6 1995 Fakel Novy Urengoy
2018 1 1994 Lokomotiv Novosibirsk
2130 6 1995 Dinamo Moscow
2213 4 1987 Lokomotiv Novosibirsk
2328 8 1995 Belogorie
24 13 4 1991 Kuzbass Kemerovo
2528 3 1989 Kuzbass Kemerovo
273 5 1992 Belogorie
2815 3 1998 Hypo Tirol Alpenvolleys Haching
2913 2 1995 Gazprom-Yugra Surgut
3023 6 1985 Zenit Saint Petersburg

Coaches

The table below shows the history of kit providers for the Russia national volleyball team.
PeriodKit provider
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.