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Soviet Union women's national volleyball team

Russia
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Association Volleyball Federation Of Russia
Confederation CEV
Head coach Yuri Marichev
FIVB ranking 5 (as of August 2016)
Uniforms
Home
Away
Summer Olympics
Appearances 13 (First in 1964)
Best result Gold (1968, 1972, 1980 & 1988)
World Championship
Appearances 16 (First in 1952)
Best result Gold (1952, 1956, 1960, 1970, 1990, 2006 & 2010)
European Championship
Appearances 29 (First in 1949)
Best result Gold (1949, 1950, 1951, 1958, 1963, 1967, 1971, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2013, 2015)
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Honours
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1968 Mexico City Team
Gold medal – first place 1972 Munich Team
Gold medal – first place 1980 Moscow Team
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul Team
Silver medal – second place 1964 Tokyo Team
Silver medal – second place 1976 Montreal Team
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona Team
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney Team
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens Team
FIVB World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1952 Soviet Union
Gold medal – first place 1956 France
Gold medal – first place 1960 Brazil
Gold medal – first place 1970 Bulgaria
Gold medal – first place 1990 China
Gold medal – first place 2006 Japan
Gold medal – first place 2010 Japan
Silver medal – second place 1962 Soviet Union
Silver medal – second place 1967 Japan
Silver medal – second place 1974 Mexico
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Soviet Union
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Brazil
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Japan
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Germany
FIVB World Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 1997 Kobe
Gold medal – first place 1999 Yu Xi
Gold medal – first place 2002 Hong Kong
Silver medal – second place 1998 Hong Kong
Silver medal – second place 2000 Manila
Silver medal – second place 2003 Andria
Silver medal – second place 2006 Reggio Calabria
Silver medal – second place 2009 Tokyo
Silver medal – second place 2015 Omaha
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Hong Kong
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Shanghai
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Macau
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Tokyo
FIVB World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1973 Uruguay
Silver medal – second place 1989 Japan
Silver medal – second place 1999 Japan
Bronze medal – third place 1981 Japan
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Japan
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Japan
World Grand Champions Cup
Gold medal – first place 1997 Japan
Silver medal – second place 2001 Japan
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Japan
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 1949 Czechoslovakia
Gold medal – first placeWikipedia

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