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. She is 2.06 m tall with EU size 49 feet, making her one of the tallest female athletes in the world Her role was outside hitter/opposite.
Gilberto Amauri de Godoy Filho, known as Giba, is a Brazilian former professional volleyball player who played as an outside hitter. For much of the 2000s, he was widely regarded as one of the best volleyball players in the world. During his professional career he played in Brazil, Italy, Russia, Argentina and briefly in the United Arab Emirates. He is mostly remembered for his successes with the national team.
Matey Kaziyski is a Bulgarian volleyball player, a member of Bulgaria men's national volleyball team during 2003–2012 and Japanese club JTEKT Stings, a participant of the Olympic Games Beijing 2008, bronze medalist of the World Championship 2006, World Cup 2007 and European Championship 2009. He is a multiple winner of the CEV Champions League and FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship with the Italian club Trentino Volley.
Tuomas Sammelvuo is a Finnish volleyball coach and a former professional player. In 2019 Sammelvuo signed a two-years contracts with the Volleyball Federation of Russia to serve as a head coach of the Russian national team until 2020.
Aleksey Igorevich Verbov is a retired Russian volleyball player, a former member of Russia men's national volleyball team and the Russian club Zenit Kazan. He is currently coaching the men's Kuzbass Kemerovo team.
Aleksey Vladimirovich Kuleshov is a former Russian volleyball player, a member of Russia men's national volleyball team. Currently he is a coach at Dynamo Moscow.
David Cameron Lee is an American volleyball player, currently playing for Indian Club, Kochi Blue Spikers. As a member of the United States men's national volleyball team, he is an Olympic Champion at the 2008 Summer Olympics, an Olympic bronze medalist at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and a three-time Olympian. He is also a two-time NORCECA Champion, a gold medalist at the 2015 World Cup, and a gold medalist of the World League.
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Volkov is a Russian volleyball player, a member of Russia men's national volleyball team and Russian club Ural Ufa. He was 2012 Olympic Champion, bronze medalist of the 2008 Olympic Games, gold medalist of the 2011 World Cup, silver medalist of the 2007 European Championship, multimedalist of the World League.
Bartosz Kamil Kurek is a Polish volleyball player, member of the Poland men's national volleyball team, participant of the Olympic Games, 2018 World Champion, 2009 European Champion, gold medallist of the 2012 World League, three–time Polish Champion, Italian Champion (2014). In 2019, he became the first ever volleyball player to be voted the Polish Sports Personality of the Year.
Teodor Salparov is a Bulgarian volleyball player, a member of the Bulgaria men's national volleyball team and the Russian club Zenit Kazan. He was a participant in the Olympic Games, and was a bronze medalist in the 2006 World Championship, 2007 World Cup and 2009 European Championship.
Ivan Zaytsev is an Italian volleyball player of Russian origin, the captain of Italy men's national volleyball team and Russian club Kuzbass Kemerovo, a bronze medalist of the Olympic Games London 2012, silver medalist of the European Championship, bronze medalist of the World League, Italian Champion (2014) and silver medalist of the Olympic Games Rio 2016.
Tsvetan Sokolov is a Bulgarian volleyball player, member of the Bulgaria men's national volleyball team and Russian club Dynamo Moscow, participant of the Olympic Games London 2012, bronze medallist of the 2009 European Championship. Sokolov is a multiple winner of the Champions League and Club World Championship, three–time Italian Champion, Turkish Champion (2016), Russian Champion (2021).
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. She got the highest salary amongst all opposites in the world of volleyball.
Lauri Kalle Juhani Kerminen is a Finnish volleyball player, member of the Finland men's national volleyball team and Russian club Dynamo Moscow, participant of the 2017 and 2015 CEV European Championship.
Aleksey Spiridonov is a Russian volleyball player, a member of Russia men's national volleyball team and Russian club Zenit Kazan, European Champion 2011, gold medalist of the World League.
Ekaterina Vadimovna Pankova, from 2013 to 2016 Kosianenko, is a Russian female volleyball player, who plays as an setter. She is a member of the Russia women's national volleyball team and plays for Dynamo Moscow at club level.
Anna Nicolaevna Malova is a Russian female volleyball player. She is a member of the Russia women's national volleyball team and was part of the national teams at the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan, the Montreux Volley Masters, the FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix, the European Championships, the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship in Italy, the 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup in Japan, and the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Artem Sergeyvich Ermakov is a Russian male volleyball player. He was part of the Russia men's national volleyball team at the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship in Poland. He played for Dinamo Moscow.
Evgeny Igorevich Sivozhelez is a Russian male volleyball player. He plays with the Russia men's national volleyball team and won the gold medal at the 2013 Men's European Volleyball Championship. With his club Zenit Kazan he competed at the 2011 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship and 2012 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship.
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.
