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Soviet Union men's national volleyball team

Soviet Union
AssociationSoviet Union
ConfederationCEV
FIVB ranking? (as of October 2019)
Uniforms
Home
Away
Third
Summer Olympics
Appearances6 (First in 1964)
Best resultGold Gold Medalist (1964, 1968, 1980)
World Championship
Appearances12 (First in 1949)
Best resultGold Champions (1949, 1952, 1960, 1962, 1978, 1982)
World Cup
Appearances7 (First in 1965)
Best resultGold Champions (1965, 1977, 1981, 1991)
European Championship
Appearances16 (First in 1950)
Best resultGold Champions (1950, 1951, 1967, 1971, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1991)
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The Soviet Union men's national volleyball team was the national volleyball team that had represented the Soviet Union in the International competitions between 1948 until 1991.

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 triumphed in the first FIVB Men’s World Championship and have been dominating the international scene ever since, having won six World Championships, Four World Cups and 12 European Championships.

History

The USSR Volleyball Federation joined the FIVB in 1948 and the following year they won the first World Championship. The Soviets were soon regularly topping the podium at international competitions such as the Olympic Games, World Championship and European Championships and the World Cup.

Medals

Event Gold Silver Bronze Total
Olympic Games[1] 3 2 1 6
World Championship[2] 6 2 3 11
World Cup[3] 4 1 2 7
World League[4] 0 0 1 1
European Championship[5] 12 0 2 14
Summer Univesiade[6] 3 2 1 6
Goodwill Games 1 1 0 2
Total 29 8 10 47

Results

Olympic Games

Champions Runners up   Third place   Fourth place

World Championship

Champions Runners up   Third place   Fourth place

World Championship record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
Czechoslovakia 1949 Final Group Champions 8 8 0 24 2 Squad
Soviet Union 1952 Final Group Champions 8 8 0 24 0 Squad
France 1956 Final Group 3rd Place 11 9 2 30 10 Squad
Brazil 1960 Final Group Champions 10 10 0 24 5 Squad
Soviet Union 1962 Final Group Champions 11 11 0 33 6 Squad
Czechoslovakia 1966 Final Group 3rd Place 11 7 4 29 15 Squad
Bulgaria 1970 Final Group 6th Place 11 6 5 22 16 Squad
Mexico 1974 Final Group 2nd Place 11 8 3 27 10 Squad
Italy 1978 Final Champions 9 9 0 27 3 Squad
Argentina 1982 Final Champions 9 9 0 27 2 Squad
France 1986 Final Runners-up 8 7 1 22 5 Squad
Brazil 1990 Semifinals 3rd Place 7 5 2 18 6 Squad
Total 6 Titles 12/12

World Cup

Champions Runners up   Third place   Fourth place

World Cup record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
Poland 1965 Champions 7 6 1 20 7 Squad
East Germany 1969 3rd Place 6 4 2 13 8 Squad
Japan 1977 Champions 8 7 1 23 5 Squad
Japan 1981 Round Robin Champions 7 7 0 21 2 Squad
Japan 1985 Round Robin Runners-up 7 5 2 18 8 Squad
Japan 1989 Round Robin 3rd Place 7 5 2 16 11 Squad
Japan 1991 Round Robin Champions 8 7 1 22 4 Squad
Total 4 Titles 7/7

World League

Champions Runners up   Third place   Fourth place

World League record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
Japan 1990 Semifinals 4th Place 14 8 6 29 21 Squad
Italy 1991 Semifinals 3rd Place 18 12 6 46 28 Squad
Total 0 Titles 2/2


European Championship

Champions Runners up   Third place   Fourth place

European Championship record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
Italy 1948 Did not enter
Bulgaria 1950 Round Robin Champions 5 5 0 15 0 Squad
France 1951 Final Group Champions 7 7 0 21 0 Squad
Romania 1955 Final Group 4th Place 10 7 3 25 12 Squad
Czechoslovakia 1958 Final Group 3rd Place 11 8 3 29 13 Squad
Romania 1963 Final Group 3rd Place 9 6 3 24 16 Squad
Turkey 1967 Final Group Champions 10 10 0 30 6 Squad
Italy 1971 Final Group Champions 6 5 1 15 4 Squad
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1975 Final Group Champions 7 7 0 21 3 Squad
Finland 1977 Final Champions 7 6 1 19 5 Squad
France 1979 Final Group Champions 7 7 0 21 3 Squad
Bulgaria 1981 Final Group Champions 7 7 0 21 3 Squad
East Germany 1983 Final Group Champions 7 7 0 21 3 Squad
Netherlands 1985 Final Group Champions 7 7 0 21 2 Squad
Belgium 1987 Final Champions 7 7 0 21 5 Squad
Sweden 1989 Semifinals 4th Place 7 5 2 17 10 Squad
Germany 1991 Final Champions 7 7 0 21 1 Squad
Total 12 Titles 16/17

Goodwill Games

Champions Runners up   Third place   Fourth place

Goodwill Games record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL
Soviet Union 1986 Final Champions 5 5 0 15 6
United States 1990 Final Runners up 5 3 2 12 8
Total 1 Title 2/2 10 8 2 27 14


Team

1990 Last world Championship Squad

Head coach: Viacheslav Platanov

No. Name Date of birth Height Weight 1990 club
1 Oleg Shatunov 1 February 1967 (aged 23) 200 cm (6 ft 7 in) 100 kg (220 lb) Automobilist
2 Andrey Kuznetsov 14 April 1968 (aged 22) 199 cm (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb) CSKA Moskva
3 Alexander Shadchin 17 April 1969 (aged 21) 204 cm (6 ft 8 in) 91 kg (201 lb) Shakhter
4 Ruslan Olikhver 24 April 1969 (aged 21) 201 cm (6 ft 7 in) 98 kg (216 lb) Radiotekhnik
5 Igor Runov 8 February 1963 (aged 27) 202 cm (6 ft 8 in) 98 kg (216 lb) CSKA Moskva
6 Evgueni Krasilnikov 7 April 1965 (aged 25) 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) 89 kg (196 lb) Dinamo
8 Dimitri Fomin 21 January 1968 (aged 22) 200 cm (6 ft 7 in) 94 kg (207 lb) CSKA Moskva
9 Igor Naumov 28 April 1967 (aged 23) 200 cm (6 ft 7 in) 94 kg (207 lb) Iskra
10 Yuri Sapega 1 January 1965 (aged 25) 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) 96 kg (212 lb)
11 Yaroslav Antonov 10 January 1963 (aged 27) 198 cm (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb) CSKA Moskva
12 Yuriy Cherednik 25 July 1966 (aged 24) 203 cm (6 ft 8 in) 95 kg (209 lb) Automobilist
13 Viktor Sidelnikov 15 January 1963 (aged 27) 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) 84 kg (185 lb) Automobilist


Coaches

References

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  2. ^ "Todor volleyball". Todor66 sports references. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Todor volleyball". Todor66 sports references. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Todor volleyball". Todor66 sports references. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Todor volleyball". Todor66 sports references. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Todor volleyball". Todor66 sports references. Retrieved 21 March 2020.

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