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Soviet Union men's national volleyball team

Russia
Logo russiavolley.png
Nickname(s) Reds Caesar Land
Association Volleyball Federation Of Russia
Confederation CEV
Head coach Vladimir Alekno
FIVB ranking 5 (as of August 2016)
Uniforms
Home
Away
Summer Olympics
Appearances 12 (First in 1964)
Best result Gold (1964, 1968, 1980, 2012)
World Championship
Appearances 18 (First in 1949)
Best result Gold (1949, 1952, 1960, 1962, 1978, 1982)
European Championship
Appearances 28 (First in 1950)
Best result Gold (1950, 1951, 1967, 1971, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1991, 2013)
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Honours
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1964 Tokyo (URS) Team
Gold medal – first place 1968 Mexico City (URS) Team
Gold medal – first place 1980 Moscow (URS) Team
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Team
Silver medal – second place 1976 Montreal (URS) Team
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul (URS) Team
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney Team
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Munich (URS) Team
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens Team
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1949 Czechoslovakia (URS)
Gold medal – first place 1952 Soviet Union (URS)
Gold medal – first place 1960 Brazil (URS)
Gold medal – first place 1962 Soviet Union (URS)
Gold medal – first place 1978 Italy (URS)
Gold medal – first place 1982 Argentina (URS)
Silver medal – second place 1974 Mexico (URS)
Silver medal – second place 1986 France (URS)
Silver medal – second place 2002 Argentina
Bronze medal – third place 1956 France (URS)
Bronze medal – third place 1966 Czechoslovakia (URS)
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Brazil (URS)
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1965 Poland (URS)
Gold medal – first place 1977 Japan (URS)
Gold medal – first place 1981 Japan (URS)
Gold medal – first place 1991 Japan (URS)
Gold medal – first place 1999 Japan
Gold medal – first place 2011 Japan
Silver medal – second place 1985 Japan (URS)
Silver medal – second place 2007 Japan
Bronze medal – third place 1969 East Germany (URS)
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Japan (URS)
World Grand Champions Cup
Silver medal – second place 2013 Japan
World League
Gold medal – first place 2002 Belo Horizonte
Gold medal – first place 2011 Gdańsk
Gold medal – first place 2013 Mar del Plata
Silver medal – second place 1993 São Paulo
Silver medal – second place 1998 Milan
Silver medal – second place 2000 Rotterdam
Silver medal – second place 2007 Katowice
Silver medal – second place 2010 Córdoba
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Milan (URS)
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Rotterdam
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Moscow
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Katowice
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Moscow
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Rio de Janeiro
Bronze medal – third placeWikipedia

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