Yury Viktorovich Berezhko (Russian: Юрий Викторович Бережко; born 27 January 1984) is a Russian volleyball player. He currently plays outside hitter for VC Zenit-Kazan.
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| Full name | Yury Viktorovich Berezhko | ||||
| Nationality | Russian | ||||
| Born | 27 January 1984 Komsomolsk-on-Amur, USSR | ||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | ||||
| Spike | 346 cm (136 in) | ||||
| Block | 338 cm (133 in) | ||||
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| Position | Outside hitter | ||||
| Current club | VC Lokomotiv Novosibirsk | ||||
| Number | 9 | ||||
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| Last updated: 22 January 2021 | |||||
He is an Olympic gold medalist (2012), bronze medalist (2008), World Cup silver medalist and a silver medalist at the 2007 European Championship in Moscow, Russia, playing with the men's national team. Berezhko won Best server Award in 2009 European Championship. He won the award of Best Spiker in that occasion. In January, 2016 Yury Berezhko resumed performances for the Russian national team, helping the Russians qualify for the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
Sporting achievements
editCEV Cup
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2014/2015, with Dinamo Moscow
Individual awards
edit- 2007 European Volleyball Championship – "Best Spiker"
- 2007 World League – "Best Spiker"
- 2009 European Volleyball Championship – "Best Server"
- 2003 European Champions League – "Best Receiver"
References
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