Russia men's national volleyball team

The Russia men's national volleyball team is governed by the Russian Volleyball Federation and took part in international volleyball competitions.

Russia

Nickname(s)	Reds Caesar Land
Association	Russian Volleyball Federation
Confederation	CEV
Head coach	Konstantin Bryanskiyly
FIVB ranking	NR (as of 8 January 2025)
Uniforms
Home Away Third
Summer Olympics
Appearances	14 (First in 1964)
Best result	(1964 (USSR)), (1968 (USSR)), (1980 (USSR)), (2012)
World Championship
Appearances	18 (First in 1949)
Best result	1949 (USSR), 1952 (USSR), 1960 (USSR), 1962 (USSR), 1978 (USSR), 1982 (USSR))
World Cup
Appearances	11 (First in 1965)
Best result	1965 (USSR), 1977 (USSR), 1981 (USSR), 1991 (USSR), 1999, 2011)
European Championship
Appearances	28 (First in 1950 (as USSR))
Best result	1950 (USSR), 1951 (USSR), 1967 (USSR), 1971 (USSR), 1975 (USSR), 1977 (USSR), 1979 (USSR), 1981 (USSR), 1983 (USSR), 1985 (USSR), 1987 (USSR), 1991 (USSR), 2013, 2017)
www.volley.ru (in Russian)
Honours Olympic Games 1964 Tokyo Team (URS) 1968 Mexico City Team (URS) 1980 Moscow Team (URS) 2012 London Team 1976 Montreal Team (URS) 1988 Seoul Team (URS) 2000 Sydney Team 2020 Tokyo Team 1972 Munich Team (URS) 2004 Athens Team 2008 Beijing Team World Championship 1949 Czechoslovakia (URS) 1952 Soviet Union (URS) 1960 Brazil (URS) 1962 Soviet Union (URS) 1978 Italy (URS) 1982 Argentina (URS) 1974 Mexico (URS) 1986 France (URS) 2002 Argentina 1956 France (URS) 1966 Czechoslovakia (URS) 1990 Brazil (URS) World Cup 1965 Poland (URS) 1977 Japan (URS) 1981 Japan (URS) 1991 Japan (URS) 1999 Japan 2011 Japan 1985 Japan (URS) 2007 Japan 1969 East Germany (URS) 1989 Japan (URS) World Grand Champions Cup 2013 Japan World League 2002 Belo Horizonte 2011 Gdańsk 2013 Mar del Plata 1993 São Paulo 1998 Milan 2000 Rotterdam 2007 Katowice 2010 Córdoba 1991 Milan (URS) 1996 Rotterdam 1997 Moscow 2001 Katowice 2006 Moscow 2008 Rio de Janeiro 2009 Belgrade Nations League 2018 Lille 2019 Chicago European Championship 1950 Bulgaria (URS) 1951 France (URS) 1967 Turkey (URS) 1971 Italy (URS) 1975 Yugoslavia (URS) 1977 Finland (URS) 1979 France (URS) 1981 Bulgaria (URS) 1983 East Germany (URS) 1985 Netherlands (URS) 1987 Belgium (URS) 1991 Germany (URS) 2013 Denmark/Poland 2017 Poland 1999 Austria 2005 Italy/Serbia and Montenegro 2007 Russia 1958 Czechoslovakia (URS) 1963 Romania (URS) 1993 Finland 2001 Czech Republic 2003 Germany European Games 2015 Baku Team European League 2005 Kazan 2004 Opava Summer Universiade 2009 Belgrade Team 2011 Shenzhen Team 2013 Kazan Team 2015 Gwangju Team 2017 Taipei Team 1997 Sicily Team 2001 Beijing Team 2019 Naples Team Goodwill Games 1986 Moscow Team 1990 Seattle Team

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 Olympic Games, six World Cups and 14 European Championships (medals of Russian and the Soviet union combined).

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.^{[citation needed]}

In response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the International Volleyball Federation suspended all Russian national teams, clubs, and officials, as well as beach and snow volleyball athletes, from all events, and stripped Russia of the right to host the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship in August 2022, and has relocated 2022 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League games that were to be in Russia in August and September.^[1][2] 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.^[3]

Medals

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Olympic Games	4	4	3	11
World Championship	6	3	3	12
World Cup	6	2	2	10
World Grand Champions Cup	0	1	0	1
World League	3	5	7	15
Nations League	2	0	0	2
European Championship	14	3	5	22
European Games	0	0	1	1
European League	1	1	0	2
Summer Univesiade	4	1	3	8
Goodwill Games	1	1	0	2
Total	41	21	24	86

Results

Olympic Games

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Olympic Games record Qualification Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad Round Pos MW ML SW SL 1964 Final Gold 9 8 1 25 5 Squad Qualified, World Champions 1968 Final Gold 9 8 1 26 8 Squad Qualified, as defending Olympic Champions 1972 Semifinals Bronze 7 6 1 19 6 Squad Qualified, as defending Olympic Champions 1976 Final Silver 5 4 1 14 3 Squad Qualified, as European Champions 1980 Final Gold 6 6 0 18 2 Squad Qualified, as host country 1984 Boycotted Boycotted 1988 Final Silver 7 5 2 18 7 Squad Qualified, as World Cup runners-up 1992 Quarterfinals 7th Place 8 4 4 17 15 Squad Qualified, as European Champions 1996 Semifinals 4th Place 8 3 5 11 15 Squad Final Champions 3 0 9 2 2000 Final Silver 8 6 2 19 13 Squad Qualified, World Cup champions 2004 Semifinals Bronze 8 5 3 17 13 Squad Final Champions 5 0 15 0 2008 Semifinals Bronze 8 6 2 22 11 Squad Qualified, World Cup runners-up 2012 Final Gold 8 7 1 21 8 Squad Qualified, World Cup champions 2016 Semifinals 4th Place 8 5 3 18 12 Squad Final Champions 4 1 13 5 2020 Final Silver 8 6 2 21 9 Squad Final Champions 3 0 9 0 2024 Banned Banned 2028 Future events 2032 Total 4 Titles 13/14 107 79 28 266 127 —

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 Group	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
1994	Quarterfinals	7th Place	7	4	3	15	11	Squad
1998	5th–8th places	5th Place	12	10	2	33	11	Squad
2002	Final	Runners-up	9	6	3	21	15	Squad
2006	5th–8th semifinals	7th Place	11	8	3	26	10	Squad
2010	5th place match	5th place	9	7	2	24	10	Squad
2014	5th place match	5th place	12	9	3	30	13	Squad
2018	Third round	6th place	13	7	6	23	14	Squad
2022	Banned by FIVB
2025
2027	Future event
Total	6 Titles	19/19	187	148	39	479	164	—

World Cup

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

World Cup record
Year	Round	Position	GP	MW	ML	SW	SL	Squad
1965		Champions	7	6	1	20	7	Squad
1969		3rd Place	6	4	2	13	8	Squad
1977		Champions	8	7	1	23	5	Squad
1981	Round Robin	Champions	7	7	0	21	2	Squad
1985	Round Robin	Runners-up	7	5	2	18	8	Squad
1989	Round Robin	3rd Place	7	5	2	16	11	Squad
1991	Round Robin	Champions	8	7	1	22	4	Squad
1995	did not participate
1999	Round Robin	Champions	11	9	2	31	11	Squad
2003	did not participate
2007	Round Robin	Runners-up	11	9	2	29	9	Squad
2011	Round Robin	Champions	11	10	1	30	8	Squad
2015	Round Robin	4th place	11	8	3	25	12	Squad
2019	Round Robin	6th place	11	5	6	20	23	Squad
Total	6 Titles	12/14	105	82	23	268	108	—

World Grand Champions Cup

• 2013 – Silver medal

World League   Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place World League record Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad 1990 Semifinals 4th Place 14 8 6 29 21 Squad 1991 Semifinals 3rd Place 18 12 6 46 28 Squad 1992 Playoff Round 6th Place 18 10 8 32 28 Squad 1993 Final Runners-up 22 17 5 54 27 Squad 1994 Final Round 6th Place 14 10 4 34 14 Squad 1995 Final Round 4th Place 17 12 5 43 22 Squad 1996 Final Round 3rd Place 17 15 2 47 17 Squad 1997 Final Round 3rd Place 17 4 15 22 41 Squad 1998 Final Runners-up 18 13 5 42 25 Squad 1999 Semifinals 4th Place 16 12 4 40 24 Squad 2000 Final Runners-up 18 12 6 46 24 Squad 2001 Final 3rd Place 17 11 6 41 23 Squad 2002 Final Champions 17 14 3 45 20 Squad 2003 Final Round 7th Place 15 11 3 36 21 Squad 2004 did not compete 2005 did not compete 2006 Semifinals 3rd Place 17 11 6 42 24 Squad 2007 Final Runners-up 16 12 4 39 17 Squad 2008 Semifinals 3rd Place 16 12 4 39 24 Squad 2009 Semifinals 3rd Place 16 10 6 35 23 Squad 2010 Final Runners-up 16 13 3 41 27 Squad 2011 Final Champions 17 16 1 49 13 Squad 2012 Intercontinental Round 8th Place 12 8 4 29 23 Squad 2013 Final Champions 14 10 4 32 18 Squad 2014 Final Round 5th Place 14 8 6 32 21 Squad 2015 Intercontinental Round 8th Place 12 1 11 11 34 Squad 2016 Intercontinental Round 7th Place 9 5 4 15 14 Squad 2017 Final Round 5th Place 11 5 6 21 22 Squad Total 3 Titles 26/28 408 271 137 910 595 —

Nations League   Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place Nations League record Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad 2018 Final Champions 19 15 4 48 15 Squad 2019 Final Champions 19 15 4 46 22 Squad 2021 Preliminary 5th place 15 11 4 39 21 Squad 2022 Banned by FIVB 2023 2024 2025 Total 2 Titles 3/7 53 41 12 133 58 —

European Championship

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

European Championship record
Year	Round	Position	GP	MW	ML	SW	SL	Squad
1948	did not enter
1950	Round Robin	Champions	5	5	0	15	0	Squad
1951	Final Group	Champions	7	7	0	21	0	Squad
1955	Final Group	4th Place	10	7	3	25	12	Squad
1958	Final Group	3rd Place	11	8	3	29	13	Squad
1963	Final Group	3rd Place	9	6	3	24	16	Squad
1967	Final Group	Champions	10	10	0	30	6	Squad
1971	Final Group	Champions	6	5	1	15	4	Squad
1975	Final Group	Champions	7	7	0	21	3	Squad
1977	Final	Champions	7	6	1	19	5	Squad
1979	Final Group	Champions	7	7	0	21	3	Squad
1981	Final Group	Champions	7	7	0	21	3	Squad
1983	Final Group	Champions	7	7	0	21	3	Squad
1985	Final Group	Champions	7	7	0	21	2	Squad
1987	Final	Champions	7	7	0	21	5	Squad
1989	Semifinals	4th Place	7	5	2	17	10	Squad
1991	Final	Champions	7	7	0	21	1	Squad
1993	Semifinals	3rd Place	7	6	1	18	6	Squad
1995	Groups Round	5th Place	7	5	2	18	8	Squad
1997	Groups Round	5th Place	7	4	3	16	9	Squad
1999	Final	Runners-up	5	4	1	13	5	Squad
2001	Semifinals	3rd Place	7	5	2	15	11	Squad
2003	Semifinals	3rd Place	7	7	0	21	4	Squad
2005	Final	Runners-up	7	6	1	20	10	Squad
2007	Final	Runners-up	8	7	1	23	7	Squad
2009	Semifinals	4th Place	8	6	2	20	10	Squad
2011	Semifinals	4th Place	6	4	2	15	8	Squad
2013	Final	Champions	7	6	1	18	7	Squad
2015	Quarter-finals	6th Place	4	3	1	9	4	Squad
2017	Final	Champions	7	7	0	18	2	Squad
2019	Quarter-finals	5th Place	7	6	1	19	5	Squad
2021	Quarter-finals	7th Place	7	5	2	16	11	Squad
2023	Banned by FIVB
2026
Total	14 Titles	30/33	223	189	33	601	193	—

European League

• 2004 – Silver medal
• 2005 – Gold medal

Goodwill Games

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Goodwill Games record
Year	Round	Position	GP	MW	ML	SW	SL
1986	Final	Champions	5	5	0	15	6
1990	Final	Runners up	5	3	2	12	8
Total	1 Titles	2/2	10	8	2	27	14

Team

2020 squad

The following was the Russian roster in the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[4]

Head coach: Konstantin Bryanskiy

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2020-21 club
1	Yaroslav Podlesnykh	3 September 1994	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	89 kg (196 lb)	341 cm (134 in)	330 cm (130 in)	Dinamo Moscow
4	Artem Volvich	22 June 1990	2.12 m (6 ft 11 in)	96 kg (212 lb)	350 cm (140 in)	330 cm (130 in)	Zenit Kazan
7	Dmitry Volkov	25 May 1995	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	340 cm (130 in)	330 cm (130 in)	Fakel Novy Urengoy
9	Ivan Iakovlev	17 April 1995	2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)	89 kg (196 lb)	360 cm (140 in)	350 cm (140 in)	Zenit Saint Petersburg
10	Denis Bogdan	13 October 1996	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	92 kg (203 lb)	350 cm (140 in)	340 cm (130 in)	Fakel Novy Urengoy
11	Pavel Pankov	14 August 1995	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	345 cm (136 in)	330 cm (130 in)	Dinamo Moscow
15	Viktor Poletaev	27 July 1995	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	360 cm (140 in)	340 cm (130 in)	Zenit Saint Petersburg
17	Maxim Mikhaylov	19 March 1988	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)	103 kg (227 lb)	360 cm (140 in)	340 cm (130 in)	Zenit Kazan
18	Egor Kliuka	15 June 1995	2.09 m (6 ft 10 in)	93 kg (205 lb)	370 cm (150 in)	350 cm (140 in)	Zenit Saint Petersburg
20	Ilyas Kurkaev	18 January 1994	2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	355 cm (140 in)	335 cm (132 in)	Lokomotiv Novosibirsk
24	Igor Kobzar (C)	13 April 1991	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	337 cm (133 in)	315 cm (124 in)	Kuzbass Kemerovo
27	Valentin Golubev	3 May 1992	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	310 cm (120 in)	305 cm (120 in)	Belogorie

Coaches

• Viacheslav Platonov (1996–1997)
• Vyacheslav Zaytsev (1997–1997)
• Gennadiy Shipulin (1998–2004)

Russia team in final World League 2011

• Zoran Gajić (2005–2006)
• Vladimir Alekno (2007–2008)
• Daniele Bagnoli (2009–2010)
• Vladimir Alekno (2011–2012)
• Andrey Voronkov (2013–2015)
• Vladimir Alekno (2015–2016)
• Sergey Shlyapnikov (2017–2019)
• Tuomas Sammelvuo (2019–2022)
• Konstantin Bryanskiy (2022-

Kit providers

The table below shows the history of kit providers for the Russia national volleyball team.

Period	Kit provider
2000–	Champion Mizuno