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.[1]

Andrei Kuznetsov
Personal information
Full nameAndrei Kuznetsov
NicknameАндрей Кузнецов
NationalityRussian
Born(1966-04-23)23 April 1966
Poltava, Ukraine
Died30 December 1994(1994-12-30) (aged 28)
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb)
Volleyball information
PositionOpposite
Number2
Career
YearsTeams
1994Les Copains Ferrara Italy
National team
1987-1991
1992
1993-1994
 Soviet Union
 CIS
 Russia
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul Team
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Brazil Team
Goodwill Games
Silver medal – second place 1990 Seattle
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 1987 Belgium
Gold medal – first place 1991 Germany
Men's volleyball
Representing  Russia
European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 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.

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