Andrei Kuznetsov (volleyball)

Andrei Kuznetsov (Russian: Андрей Кузнецов, 24 April 1966 – 30 December 1994) was a Russian volleyball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1988 Summer Olympics and for the Unified Team in the 1992 Summer Olympics. He was born in Poltava, Ukraine and was 196 cm tall. In 1988 he was part of the Soviet team which won the silver medal in the Olympic tournament. He played all seven matches. Four years later he finished seventh with the Unified Team in the 1992 Olympic tournament. He played all eight matches.

Andrei Kuznetsov
Personal information
Full name	Andrei Kuznetsov
Nickname	Андрей Кузнецов
Nationality	Russian
Born	(1966-04-23)23 April 1966 Poltava, Ukraine
Died	30 December 1994(1994-12-30) (aged 28)
Height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	95 kg (209 lb)
Volleyball information
Position	Opposite
Number	2
Career
Years Teams 1994 Les Copains Ferrara Italy
National team
1987-1991 1992 1993-1994 Soviet Union CIS Russia
Honours Men's volleyball Representing Soviet Union Olympic Games 1988 Seoul Team World Championship 1990 Brazil Team Goodwill Games 1990 Seattle European Championship 1987 Belgium 1991 Germany Men's volleyball Representing Russia European Championship 1993 Finland

On 30 December 1994, he died in a road accident in Chieti, Italy. Since 1996, Sport Express has presented the best volleyball champion of Russia in his name.

External links

• Andrei Kuznetsov at Lega Pallavolo Serie A (in Italian)
• Andrei Kuznetsov at Olympedia
• Volleybox.net profile