Soviet Union men's national volleyball team

The Soviet Union men's national volleyball team was the national volleyball team that had represented the Soviet Union in the International competitions between 1948 until 1991.

Soviet Union
AssociationSoviet Union
ConfederationCEV
FIVB ranking? (as of October 2019)
Uniforms
Home
Away
Third
Summer Olympics
Appearances6 (First in 1964)
Best result Gold Medalist (1964, 1968, 1980)
World Championship
Appearances12 (First in 1949)
Best result Champions (1949, 1952, 1960, 1962, 1978, 1982)
World Cup
Appearances7 (First in 1965)
Best result Champions (1965, 1977, 1981, 1991)
European Championship
Appearances16 (First in 1950)
Best result Champions (1950, 1951, 1967, 1971, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1991)
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FIVB considers Russia as the inheritor of the records of Soviet Union (1948–1991) and CIS (1992). The USSR Volleyball Federation joined the FIVB in 1948, a year after the foundation of the international governing body. The following year they sent a team to compete in the first FIVB Men’s World Championship and have been dominating the international scene ever since, having won six World Championships, Four World Cups and 12 European Championships. All Olympic medals of the Soviet Union were inherited by Russia, but not combined together with the medal count of the Russian Federation.

History

The USSR Volleyball Federation joined the FIVB in 1948 and the following year they sent a team to compete in the first World Championship. They were soon regularly topping the podium at international competitions such as the Olympic Games, World Championship and European Championships and the World Cup.

Medals

Event Gold Silver Bronze Total
Olympic Games[1]3216
World Championship[2]62311
World Cup[3]4127
World League[4]0011
European Championship[5]120214
Summer Univesiade[6]3216
Goodwill Games1102
Total2981047

Results

Olympic Games

     Champions       Runners up       Third place       Fourth place

World Championship

     Champions       Runners up       Third place       Fourth place

World Championship record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
1949 Final Group Champions 8 8 0 24 2 Squad
1952 Final Group Champions 8 8 0 24 0 Squad
1956 Final Group 3rd Place 11 9 2 30 10 Squad
1960 Final Group Champions 10 10 0 24 5 Squad
1962 Final Group Champions 11 11 0 33 6 Squad
1966 Final Group 3rd Place 11 7 4 29 15 Squad
1970 Final Group 6th Place 11 6 5 22 16 Squad
1974 Final Group 2nd Place 11 8 3 27 10 Squad
1978 Final Champions 9 9 0 27 3 Squad
1982 Final Champions 9 9 0 27 2 Squad
1986 Final Runners-up 8 7 1 22 5 Squad
1990 Semifinals 3rd Place 7 5 2 18 6 Squad
Total6 Titles12/12

World Cup

     Champions       Runners up       Third place       Fourth place

World Cup record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
1965 Champions761207 Squad
1969 3rd Place642138 Squad
1977 Champions871235 Squad
1981 Round RobinChampions770212 Squad
1985 Round RobinRunners-up752188 Squad
1989 Round Robin3rd Place7521611 Squad
1991 Round RobinChampions871224 Squad
Total4 Titles7/7

World League

     Champions       Runners up       Third place       Fourth place

World League record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
1990Semifinals4th Place14862921Squad
1991Semifinals3rd Place181264628Squad
Total0 Titles2/2


European Championship

     Champions       Runners up       Third place       Fourth place

European Championship record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
1948Did not enter
1950Round RobinChampions550150Squad
1951Final GroupChampions770210Squad
1955Final Group4th Place10732512Squad
1958Final Group3rd Place11832913Squad
1963Final Group3rd Place9632416Squad
1967Final GroupChampions10100306Squad
1971Final GroupChampions651154Squad
1975Final GroupChampions770213Squad
1977FinalChampions761195Squad
1979Final GroupChampions770213Squad
1981Final GroupChampions770213Squad
1983Final GroupChampions770213Squad
1985Final GroupChampions770212Squad
1987FinalChampions770215Squad
1989Semifinals4th Place7521710Squad
1991FinalChampions770211Squad
Total12 Titles16/17

Goodwill Games

     Champions       Runners up       Third place       Fourth place

Goodwill Games record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL
1986FinalChampions550156
1990FinalRunners up532128
Total1 Title2/210822714


Team

1990 Last world Championship Squad

Head coach: Viacheslav Platanov

No. Name Date of birth Height Weight 1990 club
1Oleg Shatunov ( 1967 -02-01)1 February 1967 (aged 23)200 cm (6 ft 7 in)100 kg (220 lb)Automobilist
2Andrey Kuznetsov ( 1968 -04-14)14 April 1968 (aged 22)199 cm (6 ft 6 in)95 kg (209 lb)CSKA Moskva
3Alexander Shadchin ( 1969 -04-17)17 April 1969 (aged 21)204 cm (6 ft 8 in)91 kg (201 lb)Shakhter
4Ruslan Olikhver ( 1969 -04-24)24 April 1969 (aged 21)201 cm (6 ft 7 in)98 kg (216 lb)Radiotekhnik
5Igor Runov ( 1963 -02-08)8 February 1963 (aged 27)202 cm (6 ft 8 in)98 kg (216 lb)CSKA Moskva
6Evgueni Krasilnikov ( 1965 -04-07)7 April 1965 (aged 25)191 cm (6 ft 3 in)89 kg (196 lb)Dinamo
8Dimitri Fomin ( 1968 -01-21)21 January 1968 (aged 22)200 cm (6 ft 7 in)94 kg (207 lb)CSKA Moskva
9Igor Naumov ( 1967 -04-28)28 April 1967 (aged 23)200 cm (6 ft 7 in)94 kg (207 lb)Iskra
10Yuri Sapega ( 1965 -01-01)1 January 1965 (aged 25)196 cm (6 ft 5 in)96 kg (212 lb)
11Yaroslav Antonov ( 1963 -01-10)10 January 1963 (aged 27)198 cm (6 ft 6 in)95 kg (209 lb)CSKA Moskva
12Yuriy Cherednik ( 1966 -07-25)25 July 1966 (aged 24)203 cm (6 ft 8 in)95 kg (209 lb)Automobilist
13Viktor Sidelnikov ( 1963 -01-15)15 January 1963 (aged 27)191 cm (6 ft 3 in)84 kg (185 lb)Automobilist


Coaches

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