Semyon Vladimirovich Poltavskiy (russian: Семён Владимирович Полтавский) (born 8 February 1981 in
Odessa,
Ukrainian SSR
The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic ( uk, Украї́нська Радя́нська Соціалісти́чна Респу́бліка, ; russian: Украи́нская Сове́тская Социалисти́ческая Респ ...
) is a former
volleyball
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player from
Russia
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, who was a member of the
men's national team that won the silver medal in both the 2005 and 2007 European Championships. He was named Most Valuable Player in the latter tournament.
Individual awards
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2007 World League "Best Scorer"
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2007 World League "Best Server"
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2007 European Championship "Most Valuable Player"
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2007 European Championship "Best Server"
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2007 FIVB World Cup "Best Server"
References
FIVB Profile
1981 births
Living people
Russian men's volleyball players
Volleyball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic volleyball players of Russia
Olympic bronze medalists for Russia
Sportspeople from Odesa
Olympic medalists in volleyball
Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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