Igor Yudin (born 17 June 1987) is an Australian

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 Sum ...

player with Russian origins, a member of Australia men's national volleyball team in 2004–2012, a participant of the 2012 Olympic Games, 2007 Asian Champion.

Personal life

Yudin 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 ...

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...

. He moved to Australia with his family, when he was 14. He has a mother called Tatiana, a stepfather called Russel, and a sister called Victoria who live in Australia. His wife, daughter, and son live

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...

. Yudin has had a Russian citizenship since 2013. Igor attended Eltham High School.

Career

He was the Australian volleyball captain at the 2012 Olympic Games. In 2013, He has had a Russian citizenship and stopped playing for the Australian national team. In 2016, Yudin started playing for Russia.''Igor Yudin: Nie będę już grać w reprezentacji Australii ''
- siatkowka24.com - 22 March 2013

Sporting achievements

Clubs

FIVB Club World Championship

Poland 2017 - with Zenit Kazan

CEV Challenge Cup

2008/2009 - with

Jastrzębski Węgiel Jastrzębski Węgiel, is a professional men's volleyball club based in Jastrzębie-Zdrój in southern Poland, founded in 1961. They compete in the Polish PlusLiga. Two–time Polish Champion and one time Polish Cup winner. Since the beginning o ...

National championships

* 2005/2006 Silver medal with cup

Brazilian Championship, with

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* 2006/2007 Silver medal with cup

Polish Championship, with

* 2008/2009 Bronze medal with cup

Polish Championship, with

* 2009/2010 Simple gold cup

Polish Cup, with

* 2009/2010 Silver medal with cup

Polish Championship, with

* 2017/2018 Gold medal with cup

Russian Championship, with Zenit Kazan

National team

* 2007

Asian Championship An Asian Championship is a top level international sports competition between Asian athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs. List of Championships (Summer Olympic Sports) ;Aquatics * Asia ...

References

External links

PlusLiga player profile
1987 births Living people Russian men's volleyball players Australian men's volleyball players Volleyball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic volleyball players for Australia Expatriate volleyball players in Poland Jastrzębski Węgiel players AZS Olsztyn (volleyball) players BKS Visła Bydgoszcz players VC Zenit Kazan players Sportspeople from Yekaterinburg {{Australia-volleyball-bio-stub