The Russia women's national volleyball team is governed by the
Russian Volleyball Federation and participated in international
volleyball
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competitions. They played from 1949 to 1991 as the
Soviet Union
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and as the
CIS
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in 1992.
In response to the
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, the
International Volleyball Federation
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suspended all Russian national teams, clubs, and officials, as well as beach and snow volleyball athletes, from all events. The
European Volleyball Confederation (CEV) also banned all Russian national teams, clubs, and officials from participating in European competition, and suspended all members of Russia from their respective functions in CEV organs.
Major world titles
USSR
# – 4 major titles in row in late 1960s - early 1970s (World Women's Volleyball Championship, World Cup, Olympic Games)
Russia
Results
Olympic Games
;Soviet Union
*
1964 – Silver medal
*
1968 – Gold medal
*
1972 – Gold medal
*
1976
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* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...
– Silver medal
*
1980 – Gold medal
*
1988 – Gold medal
;
Unified Team
*
1992 – Silver medal
;Russia
*
1996 – 4th place
*
2000 – Silver medal
*
2004 – Silver medal
*
2008 – 5th place (tied)
*
2012 – 5th place (tied)
*
2016 – 5th place (tied)
;
ROC
*
2020
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– 7th place
FIVB World Championship
;Soviet Union
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1952 – Gold medal
*
1956 – Gold medal
*
1960 – Gold medal
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1962 – Silver medal
*
1970 – Gold medal
*
1974 – Silver medal
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1978 – Bronze medal
*
1982 – 6th place
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1986 – 6th place
*
1990
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– Gold medal
;Russia
*
1994
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– Bronze medal
*
1998 – Bronze medal
*
2002 – Bronze medal
*
2006
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– Gold medal
*
2010 – Gold medal
*
2014 – 5th place
*
2018 – 8th place
*
2022
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– Banned by FIVB
FIVB Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup
*
1993 – Bronze medal
*
1997 – Gold medal
*
2001 – Silver medal
*
2013
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– 4th place
*
2017 – 4th place
FIVB World Cup
;Soviet Union
*
1973 – Gold medal
*
1977 – 7th place (tied)
*
1981 – Bronze medal
*
1985 – Bronze medal
*
1989 – Silver medal
*
1991 – Bronze medal
;Russia
*
1999 – Silver medal
*
2015 – 4th place
*
2019 – Bronze medal
FIVB World Grand Prix
;Russia
*
1993 – Bronze medal
*
1994
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– 7th place
*
1995 – 6th place
*
1996 – Bronze medal
*
1997 – Gold medal
*
1998 – Silver medal
*
1999 – Gold medal
*
2000 – Silver medal
*
2001 – Bronze medal
*
2002 – Gold medal
*
2003 – Silver medal
*
2004 – 7th place
*
2006
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– Silver medal
*
2007 – 4th place
*
2009 – Silver medal
*
2011
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– 4th place
*
2013
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– 7th place
*
2014 – Bronze medal
*
2015 – Silver medal
*
2016 – 4th place
*
2017 – 9th place
FIVB Nations League
;Russia
*
2018 – 7th place
*
2019 – 14th place
*
2021
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– 8th place
*
2022
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– Banned by FIVB
European Championship
;Soviet Union
*
1949 – Gold medal
*
1950 – Gold medal
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1951 – Gold medal
*
1955 – Silver medal
*
1958 – Gold medal
*
1963 – Gold medal
*
1967 – Gold medal
*
1971 *
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Events
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– Gold medal
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1975 – Gold medal
*
1977 – Gold medal
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1979 – Gold medal
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1981 – Silver medal
*
1983 – Silver medal
*
1985 – Gold medal
*
1987 – Silver medal
*
1989 – Gold medal
*
1991 – Gold medal
;Russia
*
1993 – Gold medal
*
1995 – Bronze medal
*
1997 – Gold medal
*
1999 – Gold medal
*
2001 – Gold medal
*
2003 – 5th place
*
2005 – Bronze medal
*
2007 – Bronze medal
*
2009 – 6th place
*
2011
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– 6th place
*
2013
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– Gold medal
*
2015 – Gold medal
*
2017 – 6th place
*
2019 – 7th place
*
2021
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– 6th place
Current squad
The following is the Russian roster in the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup.
Head coach:
Sergio Busato
References
External links
Official websiteFIVB profile
{{Women's European Volleyball Championship winners
Russia women
Women's
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Women's
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World champion national volleyball teams