Soviet Union men's national volleyball team

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Summer Olympics
Appearances6 (First in 1964 )
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World Championship
Appearances12 (First in 1949 )
Best resultGold medal world centered-2.svg (1949, 1952, 1960, 1962, 1978, 1982)
World Cup
Appearances7 (First in 1965 )
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European Championship
Appearances16 (First in 1950 )
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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.

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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 three Summer Olympics, 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

EventGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Olympic Games [1] 3216
World Championship [2] 62311
World Cup [3] 4127
World League [4] 0011
European Championship [5] 120214
Summer Univesiade [6] 3216
Goodwill Games 1102
Total2981047

Results

Olympic Games

 Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

World Championship

 Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

World Championship record
YearRoundPositionGPMWMLSWSLSquad
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1949 Final GroupChampions880242 Squad
Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg 1952 Final GroupChampions880240 Squad
Flag of France.svg 1956 Final Group3rd Place11923010 Squad
Flag of Brazil (1960-1968).svg 1960 Final GroupChampions10100245 Squad
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 1962 Final GroupChampions11110336 Squad
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1966 Final Group3rd Place11742915 Squad
Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg 1970 Final Group6th Place11652216 Squad
Flag of Mexico.svg 1974 Final Group2nd Place11832710 Squad
Flag of Italy.svg 1978 FinalChampions990273 Squad
Flag of Argentina.svg 1982 FinalChampions990272 Squad
Flag of France.svg 1986 FinalRunners-up871225 Squad
Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg 1990 Semifinals3rd Place752186 Squad
Total6 Titles12/12

World Cup

 Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

World Cup record
YearRoundPositionGPMWMLSWSLSquad
Flag of Poland.svg 1965 Champions761207Squad
Flag of East Germany.svg 1969 3rd Place642138Squad
Flag of Japan.svg 1977 Champions871235Squad
Flag of Japan.svg 1981 Round RobinChampions770212Squad
Flag of Japan.svg 1985 Round RobinRunners-up752188Squad
Flag of Japan.svg 1989 Round Robin3rd Place7521611 Squad
Flag of Japan.svg 1991 Round RobinChampions871224 Squad
Total4 Titles7/7

World League

 Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

World League record
YearRoundPositionGPMWMLSWSLSquad
Flag of Japan.svg 1990 Semifinals4th Place14862921 Squad
Flag of Italy.svg 1991 Semifinals3rd Place181264628 Squad
Total0 Titles2/23220127549

European Championship

 Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

European Championship record
YearRoundPositionGPMWMLSWSLSquad
Flag of Italy.svg 1948 did not enter
Flag of Bulgaria.svg 1950 Round RobinChampions550150 Squad
Flag of France.svg 1951 Final GroupChampions770210 Squad
Flag of Romania.svg 1955 Final Group4th Place10732512 Squad
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1958 Final Group3rd Place11832913 Squad
Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg 1963 Final Group3rd Place9632416 Squad
Flag of Turkey.svg 1967 Final GroupChampions10100306 Squad
Flag of Italy.svg 1971 Final GroupChampions651154 Squad
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg 1975 Final GroupChampions770213 Squad
Flag of Finland.svg 1977 FinalChampions761195 Squad
Flag of France.svg 1979 Final GroupChampions770213 Squad
Flag of Bulgaria.svg 1981 Final GroupChampions770213 Squad
Flag of East Germany.svg 1983 Final GroupChampions770213 Squad
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1985 Final GroupChampions770212 Squad
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 1987 FinalChampions770215 Squad
Flag of Sweden.svg 1989 Semifinals4th Place7521710 Squad
Flag of Germany.svg 1991 FinalChampions770211 Squad
Total12 Titles16/17

Goodwill Games

 Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Goodwill Games record
YearRoundPositionGPMWMLSWSL
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 1986 FinalChampions550156
Flag of the United States.svg 1990 FinalRunners up532128
Total1 Title2/210822714


Team

1990 Last world Championship Squad

Head coach: Viacheslav Platanov

No.NameDate of birthHeightWeight1990 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 Oleksandr Shadchyn 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

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