Aleksandr Volkov (volleyball)
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Volkov (Russian: Александр Александрович Волков; born 14 February 1985) is a Russian volleyball player, a member of Russia men's national volleyball team and Russian club Ural Ufa. He was 2012 Olympic Champion, bronze medalist of the 2008 Olympic Games, gold medalist of the 2011 World Cup, silver medalist of the 2007 European Championship, multimedalist of the World League.
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| Full name | Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Volkov | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Russian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | February 14, 1985 Moscow, Russia, USSR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 100 kg (220 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spike | 360 cm (142 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Block | 335 cm (132 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Middle blocker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current club | Zenit Saint Petersburg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
With Dynamo Moscow he won the bronze medal at the Men's CEV Champions League 2006–07 and was awarded the Final Four "Best Blocker".[1]
Volkov competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where Russia claimed the bronze medal. He and the Russian Team won the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
Sporting achievements
Clubs
CEV Champions League
National championships
- 2003/2004
- 2005/2006
- 2005/2006
- 2006/2007
- 2007/2008
- 2007/2008
- 2009/2010
- 2010/2011
- 2010/2011
- 2010/2011
- 2011/2012
- 2011/2012
- 2012/2013
- 2012/2013
- 2013/2014
- 2014/2015
- 2014/2015
National team
- 2007
- 2007
- 2007
- 2008
- 2008
- 2009
- 2010
- 2011
- 2011
- 2012
Individually
- 2007 CEV Champions League - Best Blocker
- 2009 CEV European Championship - Best Spiker
- 2011 Italian SuperCup - Most Valuable Player
- 2011 Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner - Best Server
References
- CEV. "German Friedrichshafen with sensational Champions' League victory!". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aleksandr Volkov (volleyball). |
- Aleksandr Volkov at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Aleksandr Volkov at the International Olympic Committee
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Best Blocker of CEV Champions League 2006/2007 |
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Best Spiker of CEV European Championship 2009 |
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