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 15 September 2023)
Uniforms
Home
Away
Third
Summer Olympics
Appearances6 (First in 1964)
Best resultGold (1964, 1968, 1980)
World Championship
Appearances12 (First in 1949)
Best resultGold (1949, 1952, 1960, 1962, 1978, 1982)
World Cup
Appearances7 (First in 1965)
Best result (1965, 1977, 1981, 1991)
European Championship
Appearances16 (First in 1950)
Best resultGold (1950, 1951, 1967, 1971, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1991)
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Honours
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1964 TokyoTeam
Gold medal – first place1968 MexicoTeam
Bronze medal – third place1972 MunichTeam
Silver medal – second place1976 MontrealTeam
Gold medal – first place1980 MoscowTeam
Silver medal – second place1988 SeoulTeam
World Championship
Gold medal – first place1949 Czechoslovakia
Gold medal – first place1952 Soviet Union)
Gold medal – first place1960 Brazil
Gold medal – first place1962 Soviet Union
Gold medal – first place1978 Italy
Gold medal – first place1982 Argentina
Silver medal – second place1974 Mexico
Silver medal – second place1986 France
Bronze medal – third place1956 France
Bronze medal – third place1966 Czechoslovakia
Bronze medal – third place1990 Brazil
World Cup
Gold medal – first place1965 Poland
Gold medal – first place1977 Japan
Gold medal – first place1981 Japan
Gold medal – first place1991 Japan
Silver medal – second place1985 Japan
Bronze medal – third place1969 East Germany
Bronze medal – third place1989 Japan
World League
Bronze medal – third place1991 Milan
European Championship
Gold medal – first place1950 Bulgaria
Gold medal – first place1951 France
Gold medal – first place1967 Turkey
Gold medal – first place1971 Italy
Gold medal – first place1975 Yugoslavia
Gold medal – first place1977 Finland
Gold medal – first place1979 France
Gold medal – first place1981 Bulgaria
Gold medal – first place1983 East Germany
Gold medal – first place1985 Netherlands
Gold medal – first place1987 Belgium
Gold medal – first place1991 Germany
Bronze medal – third place1958 Czechoslovakia
Bronze medal – third place1963 Romania
Goodwill Games
Gold medal – first place1986 MoscowTeam
Silver medal – second place1990 SeattleTeam

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 triumphed in the first FIVB Men’s World Championship and have been dominating the international scene ever since, having won three Summer Olympics, six World Championships, Four World Cups and 12 European Championships.

History

The USSR 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
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
Czechoslovakia 1949 Final Group Champions 8 8 0 24 2 Squad
Soviet Union 1952 Final Group Champions 8 8 0 24 0 Squad
France 1956 Final Group 3rd Place 11 9 2 30 10 Squad
Brazil 1960 Final Group Champions 10 10 0 24 5 Squad
Soviet Union 1962 Final Group Champions 11 11 0 33 6 Squad
Czechoslovakia 1966 Final Group 3rd Place 11 7 4 29 15 Squad
Bulgaria 1970 Final Group 6th Place 11 6 5 22 16 Squad
Mexico 1974 Final Group 2nd Place 11 8 3 27 10 Squad
Italy 1978 Final Champions 9 9 0 27 3 Squad
Argentina 1982 Final Champions 9 9 0 27 2 Squad
France 1986 Final Runners-up 8 7 1 22 5 Squad
Brazil 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
Poland 1965 Champions761207 Squad
East Germany 1969 3rd Place642138 Squad
Japan 1977 Champions871235 Squad
Japan 1981 Round RobinChampions770212 Squad
Japan 1985 Round RobinRunners-up752188 Squad
Japan 1989 Round Robin3rd Place7521611 Squad
Japan 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
Japan 1990Semifinals4th Place14862921Squad
Italy 1991Semifinals3rd Place181264628Squad
Total0 Titles2/23220127549—

European Championship

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

European Championship record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
Italy 1948did not enter
Bulgaria 1950Round RobinChampions550150Squad
France 1951Final GroupChampions770210Squad
Romania 1955Final Group4th Place10732512Squad
Czechoslovakia 1958Final Group3rd Place11832913Squad
Socialist Republic of Romania 1963Final Group3rd Place9632416Squad
Turkey 1967Final GroupChampions10100306Squad
Italy 1971Final GroupChampions651154Squad
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1975Final GroupChampions770213Squad
Finland 1977FinalChampions761195Squad
France 1979Final GroupChampions770213Squad
Bulgaria 1981Final GroupChampions770213Squad
East Germany 1983Final GroupChampions770213Squad
Netherlands 1985Final GroupChampions770212Squad
Belgium 1987FinalChampions770215Squad
Sweden 1989Semifinals4th Place7521710Squad
Germany 1991FinalChampions770211Squad
Total12 Titles16/17—

Goodwill Games

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Goodwill Games record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL
Soviet Union 1986FinalChampions550156
United States 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
3Oleksandr Shadchyn ( 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

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