Volleyball Federation of Russia

Volleyball in Russia

In numbers

Year of affiliation: 1973 (as Soviet Union); 1992 (as Russia)
Active players: 560,000
Licensed men: 8,144
Licensed women: 7,904
Volleyball teams: 109
Beach Volleyball teams: 72

Top results at the Volleyball European Championship: Men’s European Championship: gold in 1950, 1951, 1967, 1971, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987 and 1991 as Soviet Union; gold in 2013 and 2017 (as Russia); silver in 1995, 2005 and 2007; bronze in 1958 and 1963 (as Soviet Union), in 1993, 2001 and 2003; Women’s European Championship: gold in 1949, 1950, 1951, 1958, 1963, 1967, 1971, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1985, 1989 and 1991 (as Soviet Union), in 1993, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2013 and 2015 (as Russia); silver in 1955, 1981, 1983 and 1987 (as Soviet Union); bronze in 1995, 2005 and 2007 (as Russia). 

Top results at the Beach Volleyball European Championship: Women's gold in 2006 Natalya Uryadova / Alexandra Shiryaeva.

Snow Volleyball: gold in 2018 with Ruslan Daianov/Taras Myskiv.

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