Russia women's national volleyball team

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.^[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]

Major world titles

USSR

^# – 4 major titles in row in late 1960s - early 1970s (World Women's Volleyball Championship, World Cup, Olympic Games)

Russia

Results

Olympic Games

Soviet Union

1964 – Silver medal
1968 – Gold medal
1972 – Gold medal
1976 – Silver medal
1980 – Gold medal
1988 – Gold medal

Unified Team

1992 – Silver medal

Russia

1996 – 4th place
2000 – Silver medal
2004 – Silver medal
2008 – 6th place
2012 – 5th place
2016 – 6th place

ROC

2020 – 7th place

FIVB World Championship

Soviet Union

1952 – Gold medal
1956 – Gold medal
1960 – Gold medal
1962 – Silver medal
1970 – Gold medal
1974 – Silver medal
1978 – Bronze medal
1982 – 6th place
1986 – 6th place
1990 – Gold medal

Russia

1994 – Bronze medal
1998 – Bronze medal
2002 – Bronze medal
2006 – Gold medal
2010 – Gold medal
2014 – 5th place
2018 – 8th place
2022 – Banned by FIVB

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

FIVB Nations League

Russia

2018 – 7th place
2019 – 14th place
2021 – 8th place
2022 – Banned by FIVB
2023 – Banned by FIVB

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

Current squad

The following is the Russian roster in the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup.^[4]

Head coach: Sergio Busato

References

^ "These are the sports that Russia has been suspended from". CNN.
^ "A glance at reaction of sports to Russian invasion". Associated Press. 3 March 2022.
^ "European Volleyball Federation bans Russian, Belarusian teams, officials from European competition".
^ "Team Roster – Russia". FIVB. 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.

External links

Official website
FIVB profile
Russia national team Volleybox