The Fédération Internationale de Volleyball, commonly known by the acronym FIVB, is the international governing body for all forms of volleyball. Its headquarters are located in Lausanne, Switzerland and its current president is Brazilian Ary Graça.
Yekaterina Aleksandrovna Gamova is a retired Russian volleyball player. She was a member of the national team that won the gold medals at the 2006 and 2010 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championships, and the silver medal in both the Athens 2004 and Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. Due to her stature and dominance at the net, she has been hailed as the "Queen of Volleyball". She is 2.02 m tall with EU size 49 feet, making her one of the tallest female athletes in the world Her role was outside hitter/opposite.
The Russia women's national volleyball team is governed by the Russian Volleyball Federation and participated in international volleyball competitions. They played from 1949 to 1991 as the Soviet Union and as the CIS in 1992.
The Russia men's national volleyball team is governed by the Russian Volleyball Federation and took part in international volleyball competitions.
Olga Zhitova is a retired Russian volleyball player. She was a member of the Russian team that won the gold medal at the 2006 FIVB Women's World Championship.
Vera Alexandrovna Vetrova, née Ulyakina is a Russian female volleyball player. She was a member of the Russia women's national volleyball team at the 2010 FIVB Women's World Championship in Japan, the 2011 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix in China, the 2011 Women's European Volleyball Championship in Italy and Serbia, and the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Tatiana Sergeyevna Kosheleva is a Russian volleyball player. She was a member of the Russia women's national volleyball team that won the gold medal at the 2010 World Championship, the 2013 European Championship and the 2015 European Championship.
Nataliya Olegovna Goncharova, from 2012 to 2016 Obmochaeva, is a Russian female volleyball player. She played for the Ukraine women's national volleyball team until 2010 when she became part of the Russia women's national volleyball team.
This article shows the rosters of all participating teams at the women's indoor volleyball tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Irina Vladimirovna Koroleva is a Russian volleyball player, who plays as a middle blocker. She is a member of the Women's National Team and has participated at the Universiade, the Montreux Volley Masters, the Women's European Volleyball Championship, the FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix, the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship in Italy, the 2015 European Games in Baku, and the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
The FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship is an international volleyball competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The initial gap between championships was variable, but since 1962 they have been awarded every four years. The current champion is Poland, which won its third title at the 2018 tournament defending the championship title. The 2022 World Championship will be held in Poland and Slovenia. It was originally planned to be held in Russia, but due to Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Russia was stripped of organization rights. Russia was also banned from the competition, and Ukraine was invited in its stead as the next-highest-ranked team in the World Ranking.
Irina Andreyevna Voronkova is a Russian female volleyball player. She is part of the Russia women's national volleyball team and was part of the national teams at the 2015 Summer Universiade in Gwangju, the 2015 Montreux Volley Masters, the 2015 European Games in Baku, the 2016 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix in Thailand, the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. and 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Viktor Evgenyevich Poletaev is a Russian volleyball player. He is a member of the Russia men's national volleyball team and Russian club Zenit Saint Petersburg.
Anna Kosnyreva is a Russian female volleyball player. She was part of the Russia women's national 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).
The Russia women's national under-18 volleyball team represents Russia in international women's volleyball competitions and friendly matches under the age 18 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 European Volleyball Confederation CEV.
The Russia men's national under-19 volleyball team represents Russia in international men's volleyball competitions and friendly matches under the age 19 and it is ruled by the Russian Volleyball Federation body that is an affiliate of the Federation of International Volleyball FIVB and also part of the European Volleyball Confederation CEV.
Olga Fadeïeva is a retired Russian female volleyball player.
Olga Efimova is a Russian volleyball player, who plays as an outside hitter.
The Soviet Union women's national under-18 volleyball team represents Soviet Union in international women's volleyball competitions and friendly matches under the age 18 and it was ruled by the Soviet Union Volleyball Federation That was a member of The Federation of International Volleyball FIVB and also a part of European Volleyball Confederation CEV.
