Russia women's national under-21 volleyball team

The Russia women's national under-20 volleyball team represents Russia in international women's volleyball competitions and friendly matches under the age 20 and it is ruled by the Russian Volleyball Federation that is a member of the Federation of International Volleyball (FIVB) and also a part of the European Volleyball Confederation (CEV).[citation needed]

Russia U20
AssociationVolleyball Federation Of Russia
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Away
Third
FIVB U21 World Championship
Appearances11 (First in 1995)
Best resultGold Champions : (1997, 1999)
CEV Europe U19 Championship
Appearances13 (First in 1994)
Best resultGold Champions : (1994. 2016)
www.volley.ru (in Russian)

In response to the 2022 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]

Results

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FIVB U20 World Championship

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  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

FIVB U20 World Championship[4]
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
  1977 See   Soviet Union
  1981
  1985
  1987
  1989
  1991
  1993 Didn't Qualify
  1995 Semifinals Third place 7 6 1 20 5 Squad
  1997 Final 1st place 7 7 0 21 4 Squad
  1999 Final 1st place 7 7 0 21 4 Squad
  2001 Didn't Qualify
  2003 5th–8th places 8th place 7 2 5 16 16 Squad
  2005 5th–8th places 7th place 7 4 3 14 10 Squad
  2007 Didn't Qualify
  2009
  2011 9th–12th places 10th place 8 5 3 17 13 Squad
  2013 5th–8th places 6th place 8 5 3 17 13 Squad
  2015 5th–8th places 7th place 8 4 4 16 14 Squad
  2017 Final 2nd place 8 7 1 21 8 Squad
  2019 Semifinals 3rd place 8 6 2 20 12 Squad
   2021 Semifinals 3rd place 8 5 3 17 13 Squad
  2023 Banned
  2025
Total 2 Titles 11/21 83 58 25 200 112

Europe U19 Championship

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  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Team

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Recent squad

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The following was the Russian roster in the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship.[7]

Head coach: Igor Kurnosov

No. Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2019 club
1 Varvara Shepeleva 7 August 2001 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 68 kg (150 lb) 295 cm (116 in) 280 cm (110 in)   Severyanka
3 Alexandra Borisova 20 June 2001 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 305 cm (120 in) 297 cm (117 in)   Severyanka
4 Eseniia Mishagina 12 January 2001 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 64 kg (141 lb) 290 cm (110 in) 280 cm (110 in)   Dinamo Krasnodar
5 Viktoriia Pushina 9 March 2000 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 310 cm (120 in) 302 cm (119 in)   Severyanka
7 Olga Zvereva 5 March 2000 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 74 kg (163 lb) 290 cm (110 in) 281 cm (111 in)   Dinamo Krasnodar
8 Ekaterina Pipunyrova 10 February 2000 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 69 kg (152 lb) 305 cm (120 in) 297 cm (117 in)   Dinamo Krasnodar
10 Veronika Rasputnaia 29 August 2001 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 71 kg (157 lb) 295 cm (116 in) 285 cm (112 in)   UZGU Atom
11 Yulia Brovkina 31 May 2001 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 70 kg (150 lb) 305 cm (120 in) 297 cm (117 in)   Lokomotiv Kaliningrad
14 Polina Shemanova 21 January 2001 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 55 kg (121 lb) 296 cm (117 in) 290 cm (110 in)   Nevskiye Zvezdy
15 Valeriya Shevchuk (C) 19 February 2001 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 60 kg (130 lb) 302 cm (119 in) 297 cm (117 in)   Lokomotiv Kaliningrad
17 Elizaveta Fitisova 21 September 2001 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 66 kg (146 lb) 305 cm (120 in) 295 cm (116 in)   Uralochka-NTMK
18 Oxana Yakushina 24 January 2001 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 73 kg (161 lb) 305 cm (120 in) 297 cm (117 in)   Lipetsk

Former squads

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U20 World Championship

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Europe U19 Championship

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References

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  1. ^ "These are the sports that Russia has been suspended from". CNN.
  2. ^ "A glance at reaction of sports to Russian invasion". Associated Press. 3 March 2022.
  3. ^ "European Volleyball Federation bans Russian, Belarusian teams, officials from European competition".
  4. ^ Championship Information
  5. ^ "EuroVolleyU19W ready to 'take off' in Zenica". cev.eu. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  6. ^ "FIVB Declares Russia And Belarus Not Eligible For International And Continental Competitions". FIVB. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Team Roster – Russia". Retrieved 22 July 2019.
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