The Soviet Union men's national volleyball team was the national
volleyball
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team that had represented the
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ...
in the International competitions between 1948 until 1991.
FIVB considers
Russia
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as the inheritor of the records of
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ...
(1948–1991) and
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(1992).
The USSR Volleyball Federation joined the FIVB in 1948, a year after the foundation of the international governing body. The following year they triumphed in the first FIVB Men’s World Championship and have been dominating the international scene ever since, having won three
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, six
World Championships
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, Four World Cups and 12
European Championships
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.
History
The
USSR
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen nationa ...
Volleyball Federation joined the
FIVB in 1948 and the following year they won the first World Championship.
The Soviets were soon regularly topping the podium at international competitions such as the Olympic Games, World Championship and European Championships and the World Cup.
Medals
Results
Olympic Games
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
World Championship
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
World Cup
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
World League
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
European Championship
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
Goodwill Games
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
Team
1990 Last world Championship Squad
Head coach:
Viacheslav Platanov
Coaches
References
External links
Official websiteFIVB profile
{{Men's European Volleyball Championship winners
National men's volleyball teams
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