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.
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 EventGoldSilverBronzeTotal Olympic Games 3 2 1 6 World Championship 6 2 3 11 World Cup 4 1 2 7 World League 0 0 1 1 European Championship 12 0 2 14 Summer Univesiade 3 2 1 6Goodwill Games 1 1 0 2 Total 29 8 10 47
Results Olympic Games Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
Olympic Games recordQualificationYearRoundPositionRound 1964 Final Gold 9 8 1 25 5 Qualified as the World Champions 1968 Final Gold 9 8 1 26 8 Qualified as the defending Olympic Champions 1972 Semifinals Bronze 7 6 1 19 6 Qualified as the defending Olympic Champions 1976 Final Silver 5 4 1 14 3 Qualified as the European Champions 1980 Final Gold 6 6 0 18 2 Qualified as the host country 1984BoycottedBoycotted 1988 Final Silver 7 5 2 18 7 Total 3 Titles 6/7 43 37 6 120 30 —
World Championship Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
World Championship recordYearRoundPosition 1949 Final Group Champions 8 8 0 24 2 1952 Final Group Champions 8 8 0 24 0 1956 Final Group 3rd Place 11 9 2 30 10 1960 Final Group Champions 10 10 0 24 5 1962 Final Group Champions 11 11 0 33 6 1966 Final Group 3rd Place 11 7 4 29 15 1970 Final Group 6th Place 11 6 5 22 16 1974 Final Group 2nd Place 11 8 3 27 10 1978 Final Champions 9 9 0 27 3 1982 Final Champions 9 9 0 27 2 1986 Final Runners-up 8 7 1 22 5 1990 Semifinals 3rd Place 7 5 2 18 6 Total 6 Titles12/12 —
World Cup Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
World Cup recordYearRoundPosition 1965 Champions 7 6 1 20 7 1969 3rd Place 6 4 2 13 8 1977 Champions 8 7 1 23 5 1981 Round Robin Champions 7 7 0 21 2 1985 Round Robin Runners-up 7 5 2 18 8 1989 Round Robin 3rd Place 7 5 2 16 11 1991 Round Robin Champions 8 7 1 22 4 Total 4 Titles 7/7 —
World League Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place World League recordYearRoundPosition 1990 Semifinals 4th Place 14 8 6 29 21 1991 Semifinals 3rd Place 18 12 6 46 28 Total 0 Titles 2/2 32 20 12 75 49 —
European Championship Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
European Championship recordYearRoundPosition 1948 did not enter 1950 Round Robin Champions 5 5 0 15 0 1951 Final Group Champions 7 7 0 21 0 1955 Final Group 4th Place 10 7 3 25 12 1958 Final Group 3rd Place 11 8 3 29 13 1963 Final Group 3rd Place 9 6 3 24 16 1967 Final Group Champions 10 10 0 30 6 1971 Final Group Champions 6 5 1 15 4 1975 Final Group Champions 7 7 0 21 3 1977 Final Champions 7 6 1 19 5 1979 Final Group Champions 7 7 0 21 3 1981 Final Group Champions 7 7 0 21 3 1983 Final Group Champions 7 7 0 21 3 1985 Final Group Champions 7 7 0 21 2 1987 Final Champions 7 7 0 21 5 1989 Semifinals 4th Place 7 5 2 17 10 1991 Final Champions 7 7 0 21 1 Total 12 Titles 16/17 —
Goodwill Games Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
Goodwill Games recordYearRoundPosition 1986 Final Champions 5 5 0 15 6 1990 Final Runners up 5 3 2 12 8 Total 1 Title 2/2 10 8 2 27 14
Team 1990 Last world Championship Squad
Head coach: Viacheslav Platanov No.NameDate of birthHeightWeight1990 club 1 Oleg Shatunov Automobilist 2 Andrey Kuznetsov CSKA Moskva 3 Oleksandr Shadchyn Shakhter 4 Ruslan Olikhver Radiotekhnik 5 Igor Runov CSKA Moskva 6 Evgueni Krasilnikov Dinamo 8 Dimitri Fomin CSKA Moskva 9 Igor Naumov Iskra 10 Yuri Sapega 11 Yaroslav Antonov CSKA Moskva 12 Yuriy Cherednik Automobilist 13 Viktor Sidelnikov Automobilist
Coaches
References
External links Official website FIVB profile