The Russia women's national volleyball team is governed by the Russian Volleyball Federation and participated in international volleyball competitions. They played from 1949 to 1991 as the Soviet Union and as the CIS in 1992.
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. 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.
On July 8, 2026, the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) announced that Russian athletes and technical officials in all disciplines would be allowed to return to FIVB, World and Official competitions, following the International Olympic Committee Executive Board's decision that its previously recommended conditions of participation for Russian athletes and teams were no longer applicable. The Russian national teams were restored to the FIVB World Rankings with the same ranking points they held when their points were frozen. The FIVB also stated that the display of the Russian flag, anthem, colors and other national identifications would be determined by the FIVB and the European Volleyball Confederation (CEV) at a later date, in consultation with relevant international sports organizations.
On August 4, 2026, following consultations with relevant stakeholders, the FIVB confirmed that the Russian women's national teams would participate in the 2027 Volleyball Nations League (VNL) as one of the highest-ranked teams not yet qualified for the competition. For the 2027 edition, the VNL will expand from 18 to 19 teams in each gender category to accommodate their participation while also ensuring the participation of the Slovenia Women's National team and Finland Men's National team, which were due to qualify based on their performances in previous seasons.
Major world titles USSR YearGamesHostRunners-up3rd place19521st World Championship Soviet Union19562nd World Championship France19603rd World Championship Brazil1968#19th Olympic Games Mexico1970#6th World Championship Bulgaria1972#20th Olympic Games West Germany1973#1st World Cup Uruguay198022nd Olympic Games Soviet Union198824th Olympic Games South Korea 199011th World Championship China # – 4 major titles in row in late 1960s - early 1970s (World Women's Volleyball Championship, World Cup, Olympic Games)
Russia YearGamesHostRunners-up3rd place200615th World Championship Japan201016th World Championship Japan
Results Olympic Games Gold Silver Bronze 4th
Olympic Games record Year Round Position Representing 1964 Round robin Silver 5 4 1 12 3 Soviet Union 1968 Round robin Gold 7 7 0 21 3 1972 Final Gold 5 5 0 15 5 1976 Final Silver 5 4 1 12 7 1980 Final Gold 5 5 0 15 3 1984 Did not participate due to boycott 1988 Final Gold 5 4 1 14 5 1992 Final Silver 5 3 2 12 7 Unified Team 1996 Semifinals 4th 8 5 3 18 11 Russia 2000 Final Silver 8 7 1 23 10 2004 Final Silver 8 5 3 19 13 2008 Quarterfinals 5th 6 3 3 10 9 2012 Quarterfinals 5th 6 5 1 17 7 2016 Quarterfinals 5th 6 4 2 12 7 2020 Quarterfinals 7th 6 3 3 12 11 ROC 2024 Banned by IOC Russia 2028 To be determined 2032 Total 4 titles 14/18 85 64 21 212 101
FIVB World Cup Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
World Cup record Year Round Position Representing 1952 Round robin 1st 7 7 0 21 0 Soviet Union 1956 Final places 1st 11 11 0 33 3 1960 Final places 1st 6 6 0 18 4 1962 Final places 2nd 9 8 1 25 4 1967 Did not participate 1970 Final places 1st 9 9 0 27 1 1974 Final places 2nd 8 6 2 19 8 1978 Semifinals 3rd 8 6 2 19 7 1982 5th–8th places 6th 8 4 4 14 12 1986 5th–8th places 6th 8 5 3 17 9 1990 Final 1st 7 6 1 18 6 1994 Semifinals 3rd 7 5 2 17 10 Russia 1998 Semifinals 3rd 8 7 1 21 4 2002 Semifinals 3rd 11 9 2 31 11 2006 Final 1st 11 10 1 31 9 2010 Final 1st 11 11 0 33 7 2014 Third round 6th 11 6 5 24 17 2018 Second round 8th 9 6 3 22 12 2022 Banned by FIVB 2025 2027Qualified 2029 To be determinedTotal7 titles17/2214912524390124
FIVB Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup 1993 – Bronze medal 1997 – Gold medal 2001 – Silver medal 2013 – 4th place 2017 – 4th place
FIVB World Cup Soviet Union 1973 – Gold medal 1977 – 7th place (tied) 1981 – Bronze medal 1985 – Bronze medal 1989 – Silver medal 1991 – Bronze medal
Russia 1999 – Silver medal 2015 – 4th place 2019 – Bronze medal
FIVB World Grand Prix Russia 1993 – Bronze medal 1994 – 7th place 1995 – 6th place 1996 – Bronze medal 1997 – Gold medal 1998 – Silver medal 1999 – Gold medal 2000 – Silver medal 2001 – Bronze medal 2002 – Gold medal 2003 – Silver medal 2004 – 7th place 2006 – Silver medal 2007 – 4th place 2009 – Silver medal 2011 – 4th place 2013 – 7th place 2014 – Bronze medal 2015 – Silver medal 2016 – 4th place 2017 – 9th place
Nations League Nations League recordYearRoundPosition 2018 Preliminary round 7th 15 8 7 26 29 Squad 2019 Preliminary round 14th 15 3 12 16 38 Squad 2021 Preliminary round 8th 15 8 7 30 26 Squad 2022Banned by FIVB 2023 2024 2025 2026 Total (Rank 15)0 Title3/84519267293—
European Championship Soviet Union 1949 – Gold medal 1950 – Gold medal 1951 – Gold medal 1955 – Silver medal 1958 – Gold medal 1963 – Gold medal 1967 – Gold medal 1971 – Gold medal 1975 – Gold medal 1977 – Gold medal 1979 – Gold medal 1981 – Silver medal 1983 – Silver medal 1985 – Gold medal 1987 – Silver medal 1989 – Gold medal 1991 – Gold medal
Russia 1993 – Gold medal 1995 – Bronze medal 1997 – Gold medal 1999 – Gold medal 2001 – Gold medal 2003 – 5th place 2005 – Bronze medal 2007 – Bronze medal 2009 – 6th place 2011 – 6th place 2013 – Gold medal 2015 – Gold medal 2017 – 6th place 2019 – 7th place 2021 – 6th place 2023 – Banned by CEV 2026 – Banned by CEV
Current squad The following is the Russian roster for the training camp in Novogorsk against Serbia in friendly matches.
Head coach: Konstantin Ushakov No.NameDate of birthHeightWeightSpikeBlockCurrent Club Angelina Lazareva Zarechie Odintsovo Olga Biryukova Zarechie Odintsovo Polina Matveeva Dinamo-Ak Bars 5 Maria Bibina Dinamo-Ak Bars Varvara Sergeeva Proton Saratov 9 Anna Ozerova Leningradka Saint Petersburg 11 Irina Kapustina Lokomotiv Kaliningrad 16 Irina Voronkova Lokomotiv Kaliningrad 17 Tatiana Tolok Igor Gorgonzola Novara 18 Anastasiia Manzhosova Zarechie Odintsovo 19 Anna Podkopaeva Dinamo Krasnodar 21 Vita AkimovaGalatasaray Daikin 23 Marina Markova Vakifbank Istanbul10Arina Fedorovtseva Fenerbahçe Medicana
References
External links
Official website FIVB profile Russia national team Volleybox