Jenia Grebennikov

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Jenia Grebennikov
Jenia Grebennikov (Legavolley 2019).jpg
Grebennikov in 2019
Personal information
Born (1990-08-13) 13 August 1990 (age 35)
Rennes, France
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Spike345 cm (136 in)
Block300 cm (118 in)
Volleyball information
PositionLibero
Current club Zenit Saint Petersburg
Number8
Career
YearsTeams
2008–2013
2013–2015
2015–2018
2018–2020
2020–2021
2021–		Rennes Volley 35
VfB Friedrichshafen
Volley Lube
Trentino Volley
Modena Volley
Zenit Saint Petersburg
National team
2011–Flag of France.svg  France
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Paris Team
FIVB World League
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Rio de Janeiro
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Curitiba
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Kraków
FIVB Nations League
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Bologna
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Łódź
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Lille
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Rimini
CEV European Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Bulgaria/Italy

Jenia Grebennikov (born 13 August 1990) is a French professional volleyball player of Russian descent who plays as a libero for Zenit Saint Petersburg and the France national team. Grebennikov won a gold medal in the men's tournament at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 and is the 2015 European Champion. [1]

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Personal life

Grebennikov was born in Rennes, France. His father Boris Grebennikov is a former Soviet and Kazakh volleyball player and coach. He married his longtime girlfriend Wiem on 31 December 2018. [2]

Career

Clubs

In April 2015, he signed a contract with the Italian team, Cucine Lube Civitanova. [3]

National team

Jenia Grebennikov debuted on the French national team in 2011. In 2014 he played at the World Championship 2014 held in Poland. [4] France lost the match for the bronze medal with Germany and took 4th place. [5] Grebennikov received an individual award for the Best Libero of the tournament. [6] On 18 October 2015 the French national team, including Grebennikov, achieved the title of the European Champion 2015 (3–0 with Slovenia in the finale). [7] He was awarded Best Libero of the championships.

Honours

Club

Individual awards

State awards

References

  1. ↑ "Player – Jenia Grebennikov". FIVB. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  2. ↑ "Jenia Grebennikov Is NOW MARRIED!!!". www.volleywood.net. 2 January 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  3. ↑ Jenia Grebennikov, Lube Treia ile anlaştı - voleybolextra.com - 24-04-2015
  4. ↑ France - team profile - fivb.org
  5. ↑ Germany take home the bronze medal - fivb.org - 21-09-2014
  6. ↑ Poland in dreamland and in Dream Team - fivb.org - 21-09-2014
  7. ↑ France celebrate historic European crown, Slovenia happy with silver Archived 22 October 2015 at the Wayback Machine - cev.lu - 18-10-2015
Awards
Preceded by Best Libero of
FIVB World Championship
2014 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Best Libero of
CEV European Championship
2015 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Best Libero of
CEV Champions League
2015/2016
2016/2017
2017/2018 		Succeeded by
Not awarded
Preceded by Best Libero of
FIVB World League
2016 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Best Libero of
FIVB Club World Championship
2017
2018 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Best Libero of
FIVB Nations League
2018 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Best Libero of
Olympic Games
Tokyo 2020
Paris 2024 		Succeeded by
–
Preceded by Best Libero of
FIVB Nations League
2022 		Succeeded by
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