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Volleyball At The 2000 Summer Olympics
At the 2000 Summer Olympics, four volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ... events were contested – men's and women's indoor volleyball, and men's and women's beach volleyball. Medal table Medal summary References External linksVolleyball {{DEFAULTSORT:Volleyball at the 2000 Summer Olympics 2000 Summer Olympics events O O 2000 International volleyball competitions hosted by Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It marked the second time the Summer Olympics were held in Australia, and in the Southern Hemisphere, the first being in Melbourne, in 1956. Sydney was selected as the host city for the 2000 Games in 1993. Teams from 199 countries participated in the 2000 Games, which were the first to feature at least 300 events in its official sports programme. The Games' cost was estimated to be A$6.6 billion. These were the final Olympic Games under the IOC presidency of Juan Antonio Samaranch before the arrival of his successor Jacques Rogge. The 2000 Games were the last of the two consecutive Summer Olympics to be held in a predominantly English-speaking country fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valeri Goryushev
Valeri Goryushev (russian: Валерий Гордюшев, 26 April 1973 – 28 April 2014) was a Russian volleyball player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics. He was born in Yekaterinburg Yekaterinburg ( ; rus, Екатеринбург, p=jɪkətʲɪrʲɪnˈburk), alternatively romanized as Ekaterinburg and formerly known as Sverdlovsk ( rus, Свердло́вск, , svʲɪrˈdlofsk, 1924–1991), is a city and the administra .... In 1996 he was part of the Russian team which finished fourth in the Olympic tournament. He played seven matches. Four years later he won the silver medal with the Russian team in the 2000 Olympic tournament. He played two matches. References * * External links * * * 1974 births 2014 deaths Russian men's volleyball players Olympic volleyball players for Russia Volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pasquale Gravina
Pasquale Gravina (born 1 May 1970 in Campobasso, Molise) is a manager and a former Italian professional volleyball player. Athlete Gravina is 201 cm and played as middle attacker. After some experiences for minor leagues, he made his debut in the Italian volleyball championship first division in 1988, for Falconara. His qualities, especially in block actions, made him a choice for a top team: Maxicono Parma in 1990. In this club he won the ''scudetto'' in 1992 and 1993. Later he played from 1996 until 2001 for Sisley Volley where he won the national title three times more. Then he played for Lube Volley in which he won the Champions League in 2002 and the Italian Cup in 2003. After one year playing for Cuneo, he returned in 2005 to Sisley Volley where he won the last Italian title and Cup before his retiring. He achieved a total of 20 titles. Gravina played 284 times for the Italian National Team, for which he made his debut in 1990 at San Diego against the US Team. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco Meoni
Marco Meoni (born 25 May 1973 in Padua) is a volleyball player from Italy, who won the silver medal with the Men's National Team at the 1996 Summer Olympics, wearing the number two jersey. A year earlier he was on the side that claimed the European title in Greece. He is a two-time Olympian for his native country, also winning bronze at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from ... in Sydney, Australia. With Copra Piacenza he won the silver medal at the 2007-08 Indesit Champions League and also was individually awarded "Most Valuable Player". After retiring in 2013, he returned to play in Italy's Superlega in January 2015, again for Copra Piacenza. Clubs * Copra Piacenza (2007–2008) Awards Individuals * '' 2007–08 CE ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Gardini
Andrea Gardini (born 1 October 1965) is an Italian professional volleyball coach and former player, a silver (Atlanta 1996) and bronze (Sydney 2000) Olympic Games medallist, three–time World Champion (1990, 1994, 1998), and four–time European Champion ( 1989, 1993, 1995, 1999). Gardini was inducted into the Volleyball Hall of Fame in 2007. Personal life His son, Davide (born 1999) is also a volleyball player. Career As a coach In 2011, he became an assistant coach of Andrea Anastasi in the Polish national volleyball team. On 10 July 2011, they led Poland to a bronze medal of the 2011 World League, the nation's first ever World League medal. On 18 September 2011, Poland, led by Anastasi and Gardini, won a bronze medal at the 2011 European Championship. In the same year, their team won a silver medal at the 2011 World Cup and qualified for the Olympic Games London 2012. For the first time in its history, the Polish national team won three medals in one year. On 8 July 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gennady Shipulin
Gennady Yakovlevich Shipulin (russian: Генна́дий Я́ковлевич Шипу́лин; born in Belgorod on 29 April 1954)Gennady Shipulin at the peoples.ru is a Russian volleyball coach, president and chief coach (from the early 1990s up to April 29, 2018) of VC Belogorie
VC Belogorie Belgorod (russian: ВК Белогорье) is a Russian professional volleyball club based in Belgorod, which is participating in the Russian Volleyball Super League. VC Belogorie won the Russian Championship and the Russian Cup eig ... , Vice-President of the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksey Kuleshov
Aleksey Vladimirovich Kuleshov (russian: Алексей Владимирович Кулешов, born 24 February 1979) is a former Russian volleyball player, a member of Russia men's national volleyball team. Currently he is a coach at Dynamo Moscow. Kueshov was a member of the men's national team that won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Playing as a middle-blocker he won the 2002 Volleyball World League with Russia, followed by a bronze at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Sporting achievements Clubs CEV Champions League * 2002/2003 - with Belogorie Belgorod * 2003/2004 - with Belogorie Belgorod * 2006/2007 - with Dynamo Moscow * 2008/2009 - with Iskra Odintsovo * 2015/2016 - with Zenit Kazan CEV Cup * 2009/2010 - with Iskra Odintsovo * 2013/2014 - with Guberniya Nizhniy Novgorod CEV Challenge Cup * 2001/2002 - with Belogorie Belgorod FIVB Club World Championship * 2015 - with Zenit Kazan National championships * 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilya Savelev
Ilya Savelev (russian: Илья Савельев, born 10 June 1971 in Moscow) is a Russian volleyball player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 .... In 2000 he was part of the Russian team which won the silver medal in the Olympic tournament. He played seven matches. References * External links * * * 1971 births Living people Russian men's volleyball players Olympic volleyball players for Russia Volleyball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Russia Olympic medalists in volleyball Sportspeople from Moscow Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics 20th-century Russian people 21st-century Russian people {{Russia-volleyball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksandr Gerasimov (volleyball)
Aleksandr Georgievich Gerasimov (russian: Александр Герасимов; born 22 January 1975) is a retired volleyball player from Russia. He was born in Ekaterinburg. Gerasimov was a member of the men's national team that won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. He also won the 2002 Volleyball World League The FIVB Volleyball World League was an annual international men's volleyball competition. Created in 1990, it was the longest and richest of all the international events organized by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB). The wome ... with Russia, and the 1999 World Cup. References * * External links * * * 1975 births Living people Russian men's volleyball players Volleyball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic volleyball players for Russia Olympic silver medalists for Russia Sportspeople from Yekaterinburg Olympic medalists in volleyball Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics 20th-centur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Konstantin Ushakov
Konstantin Anatolyevich Ushakov (russian: Константин Анатольевич Ушаков; born 24 March 1970) is a Russian retired volleyball player, who was a member of the Men's National Team that won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Playing as a setter he won the 2002 Volleyball World League with Russia, and the 1999 World Cup. A four-time Olympian he also competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics, claiming the bronze medal. Working as the head coach he guided the Russian club Dinamo Krasnodar Dinamo Krasnodar (''russian: Динамо Краснодар'') is a Russian women's volleyball club based in Krasnodar. It was founded in 1946 and plays in the super league, the top Russian league. History Soviet years Founded in 1946, the club ... to the silver medal in the 2015 FIVB Club World Championship. References External linksFIVB Profile* 1970 births Living people Russian men's volleyball players Soviet men's volleyball ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Yakovlev
Roman Nikolayevich Yakovlev (russian: Роман Николаевич Яковлев, born 13 August 1976) is a former volleyball player born in Ukraine, who played for Russia. He was a member of the Russia men's national volleyball team, Men's National Team that won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Two years later he won the Volleyball World League (2002) with Russia. Individual awards * 1999 FIVB Men's World Cup#Awards, 1999 FIVB World Cup "Most Valuable Player" * 1999 FIVB Men's World Cup#Awards, 1999 FIVB World Cup "Best Spiker" * Serie A1 League MVP, 2000 Serie A1 League MVP References * * External links * * * 1976 births Living people Russian men's volleyball players Volleyball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic volleyball players for Russia Olympic silver medalists for Russia Sportspeople from Kharkiv Place of birth missing (living people) Olympic medalists in volleyball Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics VC Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergey Tetyukhin
Sergey Yuryevich Tetyukhin (russian: Серге́й Юрьевич Тетюхин; born 23 September 1975) is a former Russian volleyball player. He was born in Fergana, Uzbekistan. He is 1.97 m tall, and plays as passer-attacker. Together with Samuele Papi and Sérgio Santos (volleyball), Sérgio Santos he is one of only three male volleyball players who have accumulated four Olympic medals in the course of their long sporting careers. Tetyukhin, however, has the distinction of being the only volleyball player in the world (male or female) with four Olympic medals who has all three types of those awards, including gold at 2012 Summer Olympics, London Olympics. He competed at six Summer Olympics, being the flag-bearer in 2016. Awards Individual * 1999 1999 Men's European Volleyball Championship, European Championship - Best Receiver * 2001 Order of Friendship * 2002 2002 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship, FIVB World Championship - Outside Hitter in Super Seven Selec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
