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Aleksandr Volkov (volleyball)
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Volkov (russian: Александр Александрович Волков; born 14 February 1985) is a Russian volleyball player, a member of Russia men's national volleyball team and Russian club Zenit Kazan. He was 2012 Olympic Champion, bronze medalist of the 2008 Olympic Games, gold medalist of the 2011 World Cup, silver medalist of the 2007 European Championship, multimedalist of the World League. Biography With Dynamo Moscow he won the bronze medal at the Men's CEV Champions League 2006–07 and was awarded the Final Four "Best Blocker". Volkov competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where Russia claimed the bronze medal. He and the Russian Team won the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Sporting achievements Clubs CEV Champions League * 2006/2007 - with Dynamo Moscow * 2009/2010 - with Dynamo Moscow * 2011/2012 - with Zenit Kazan * 2012/2013 - with Zenit Kazan * 2014/2015 - with Zenit Kazan FIVB Club World Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eighth of Earth's inhabitable landmass. Russia extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones and shares Borders of Russia, land boundaries with fourteen countries, more than List of countries and territories by land borders, any other country but China. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, world's ninth-most populous country and List of European countries by population, Europe's most populous country, with a population of 146 million people. The country's capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city is Moscow, the List of European cities by population within city limits, largest city entirely within E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 FIVB Men's World Cup
The 2011 FIVB Men's World Cup was held from 20 November to 4 December 2011 in Japan. The tournament was the first step in the qualification process for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England, United Kingdom. The top three teams qualified for the Olympics, and joined Great Britain as they had already secured a berth as the host country. Qualification 12 teams participated in the World Cup: * The host country's team. * The five champions of their respective continental championships in 2011. * Four highest-ranked second-place teams of their respective continental championships in 2011 (according to the FIVB World Ranking as of January 15, 2011). ** NB: If Japan win or finish as one of the best runners-up in the AVC Continental Championship the third ranked team from the tournament will compete. * Two wild cards chosen from among the participants of the continental championships in 2011. FIVB World Ranking for second-place teams (as of January 15, 2011) Squads Venu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dynamo Moscow (volleyball)
VC Dynamo Moscow (russian: ВК Динамо Москва) is a Russian professional men's volleyball team based in Moscow which is playing in the Super League. Dynamo Moscow won the title of Russian Championionship for times (2006, 2008, 2021, 2022). The club won a silver and two bronze medals at the CEV Champions League. Achievements *CEV Champions League ::Runners-up (1): 2010 ::Third place (2): 2007, 2011 *CEV Cup ::Winners (4): 1985, 2012, 2015, 2021 ::Third place (1): 1990 *USSR / Russian Championship ::Winners (9): 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1951, 2006, 2008, 2021, 2022 ::Runners-up (14): 1950, 1952, 1953, 1958, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2016 ::Third place (10): 1949, 1965, 1980, 1983, 1986, 1992, 1993, 2002, 2010, 2015 *USSR / Russian Cup ::Winners (6): 1950, 1951, 1952, 2006, 2008, 2020 * Russian SuperCup ::Winners (4): 2008, 2009, 2021, 2022 European record Team Roster ''Team roster – season 2021/2022'' Notable players Notab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russia Men's National Volleyball Team
The Russia men's national volleyball team is governed by the Russian Volleyball Federation and took part in international volleyball competitions. 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, four Olympic Games, six World Cups and 14 European Championships (medals of Russian and the Soviet union combined). History The USSR Volleyball Federation joined the FIVB in 1948,0 and the following year they sent a team to compete in the first World Championship. In response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the International Volleyball Federation suspended all Russian national teams, clubs, and officials, as well as beac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volleyball Player
This is a list of top international volleyball players. A * Foluke Akinradewo * Carolina Albuquerque * Todor Aleksiev * Ana Ida Alvares * Thiago Soares Alves * Dante Amaral * Andrea Anastasi * Matt Anderson * Stéphane Antiga * Halina Aszkiełowicz * Aleksandar Atanasijević * Décio de Azevedo * Wilavan Apinyapong * Odina Bayramova B * Ballu * Lloy Ball * Petya Barakova * Michele Baranowicz * Michelle Bartsch-Hackley * Andrea Bari * Zbigniew Bartman * Abdul Basith * Christina Bauer * Michał Bąkiewicz * Bronisław Bebel * Agnieszka Bednarek-Kasza * Sarra Belhocine * Regla Bell * Izabela Bełcik * Edwin Benne * Alaina Bergsma * Lorenzo Bernardi * Franco Bertoli * Mateusz Bieniek * Emanuele Birarelli * Peter Blangé * Grzegorz Bociek * Dante Boninfante * Marco Bonitta * Rob Bontje * Ryszard Bosek * Tijana Bošković * Ron Boudrie * Camila Brait * Georgi Bratoev * Valentin Bratoev * Aleksa Brđović * Hanna Busz * Rafał Buszek * Wanna Buakaew C * Fille Saint Merc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Men's European Volleyball Championship
The 25th Men's European Volleyball Championship was the first continental volleyball competition hosted by Russia. Championship took place from September 6 to September 16, 2007, and was won by Spain. Qualification * Teams ;Pool A – Saint Petersburg * * * * ;Pool B – Moscow * * * * ;Pool C – Saint Petersburg * * * * ;Pool D – Moscow * * * * Squads : First round Pool A *Yubileyny Sports Palace, Saint Petersburg Pool B * Sport Complex Olympiski, Moscow Pool C *Yubileyny Sports Palace, Saint Petersburg Pool D * Sport Complex Olympiski, Moscow Second round Pool E *Yubileyny Sports Palace, Saint Petersburg Pool F * Sport Complex Olympiski, Moscow Semifinals and finals Semifinals Finals Ranking and statistics Final ranking ;Team roster Rafael Pascual, Ibán Pérez, José Luis Lobato, Manuel Sevillano, Guillermo Hernán, Miguel Ángel Falasca, Javier Subiela, Guillermo Falasca, José Luis M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Men's European Volleyball Championship
The Men's European Volleyball Championship (''EuroVolley'') is the official competition for senior men's national volleyball teams of Europe, organized by the European Volleyball Confederation ( CEV). The initial gap between championships was variable, but since 1975 they have been awarded every two years. The current champion is Italy, which won its seventh title at the 2021 tournament. History The first tournament was held in 1948 with participation of six national teams. Being only participant from Eastern Europe, Czechoslovakia captured gold. The teams from Eastern Europe dominated at the tournament for next four decades. The next two editions held in 1950 and 1951 were won by the Soviet Union (who also won two World Championships in 1949 and 1952). However, in late 1950s Czechoslovakia managed to return at first positions. They captured European gold in 1955 and repeated this success at next edition in 1958 (also winning World Championship in 1956). In 1963, twice runner-u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIVB World League 2009
The 2009 FIVB Volleyball World League was the 20th edition of the annual men's international volleyball tournament, played by 16 countries from 12 June to 26 July 2009. The Final Round was held in Belgrade, Serbia. Pools composition Pool standing procedure # Match points # Number of matches won # Points ratio # Sets ratio # Result of the last match between the tied teams Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser Intercontinental round *All times are local. *The Final Round hosts Serbia, the winners of each pool and the best second among Pool A, C and D will qualify for the Final Round. If Serbia are ranked first in Pool B, the team ranked second of Pool B will qualify for the Final Round. Pool A Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Pool B Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIVB World League 2008
The 2008 FIVB Volleyball World League was the 19th edition of the annual men's international volleyball tournament, played by 16 countries from 13 June to 27 July 2008. The Final Round was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Pools composition Intercontinental round *The Final Round hosts Brazil, the winners of each pool and a wild card chosen by the FIVB will qualify for the Final Round. If Brazil are ranked first in Pool A, the team ranked second of Pool A will qualify for the Final Round. Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D Final round *Venue: Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil *All times are Brasília Time ( UTC−03:00). Pool play Pool E Pool F Final four Semifinals 3rd place match Final Final standing Awards *Most Valuable Player : Lloy Ball *Best Scorer : Ivan Miljković *Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIVB World League 2010
The 2010 FIVB Volleyball World League was the 21st edition of the annual men's international volleyball tournament, played by 16 countries from 4 June to 25 July 2010. The Final Round was held in Córdoba, Argentina. Qualification *Top 14 teams of the 2009 edition directly qualified. * and qualified through the qualification. Pools composition Pool standing procedure # Match points # Number of matches won # Points ratio # Sets ratio # Result of the last match between the tied teams Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser Intercontinental round *All times are local. *The Final Round hosts Argentina, the winners of each pool and the best second among all pools will qualify for the Final Round. If Argentina are ranked first in Pool D, the team ranked second of Pool D will qualify for the Final Round. Pool A Week 1 Week 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIVB World League 2007
The 2007 FIVB Volleyball World League was the 18th edition of the annual men's international volleyball tournament, played by 16 countries from 25 May to 15 July 2007. The Final Round was held in Katowice, Poland. Pools composition Intercontinental round *The Final Round hosts Poland, the winners of each pool and a wild card chosen by the FIVB will qualify for the Final Round. If Poland are ranked first in Pool D, the team ranked second of Pool D will qualify for the Final Round. Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D Final round *Venue: Spodek, Katowice, Poland *All times are Central European Summer Time ( UTC+02:00). Pool play Pool E Pool F Final four Semifinals 3rd place match Final Final standing Awards *Most Valuable Player : Ricardo Garcia *Best Scorer : Semyon Poltavskiy *Best Spiker : Yur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
