Soviet Union women's national volleyball team

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Soviet Union
AssociationSoviet Union Volleyball Federation
Confederation CEV
FIVB ranking NR (29 June 2025) [1]
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Third
Summer Olympics
Appearances6 (First in 1964 )
Best resultGold medal.svgGold Medalist : (1968, 1972, 1980, 1988)
World Championship
Appearances10 (First in 1952 )
Best resultGold medal world centered-2.svgChampions : (1952, 1956, 1960, 1970, 1990)
World Cup
Appearances6 (First in 1973 )
Best result Simple gold cup.svg Champions : (1973)
European Championship
Appearances17 (First in 1949 )
Best resultGold medal europe.svgChampions : (1949, 1950, 1951, 1958, 1963, 1967, 1971, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1985, 1989, 1991)
www.volley.ru (in Russian)
Honours
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1964 Tokyo Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1968 Mexico Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1972 Munich Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1976 Montreal Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1980 Moscow Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1988 Seoul Team
FIVB World Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1952 Soviet Union
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1956 France
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1960 Brazil
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1970 Bulgaria
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1990 China
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1962 Soviet Union
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1974 Mexico
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1978 Soviet Union
FIVB World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1973 Uruguay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1989 Japan
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1981 Japan
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1985 Japan
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1991 Japan
European Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1949 Czechoslovakia
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1950 Bulgaria
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1951 France
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1958 Czechoslovakia
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1963 Romania
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1967 Turkey
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1971 Italy
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1975 Yugoslavia
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1977 Finland
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1979 France
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1985 Netherlands
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1989 West Germany
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1991 Italy
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1955 Romania
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1981 Bulgaria
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1983 East Germany
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1987 Belgium

The Soviet Union women's national volleyball team was the national volleyball team that had represented the Soviet Union in the International competitions between 1952 until 1991.

Contents

FIVB considers Russia as the inheritor of the records of Soviet Union (1952–1991) and CIS (1992). The USSR Volleyball Federation joined the FIVB in 1948, a year after the foundation of the international governing body. In 1952, they triumphed in the first ever FIVB Women's World Championship and have been dominating the international scene ever since, having won Four Summer Olympics, Five World Championships, one World Cup and 13 European Championships.

History

The USSR Volleyball Federation joined the FIVB in 1948 and in 1952 they sent a team to compete in the first ever World Championship. They were soon regularly topping the podium at international competitions such as the Olympic Games, World Championship and European Championships and the World Cup.

Major world titles

USSR

YearGamesHostRunners-up3rd place
1952 1st World Championship Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
1956 2nd World Championship Flag of France.svg France Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
1960 3rd World Championship Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
1968# 19th Olympic Games Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
1970# 6th World Championship Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
1972# 20th Olympic Games Flag of Germany.svg West Germany Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
1973# 1st World Cup Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
1980 22nd Olympic Games Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
1988 24th Olympic Games Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea Flag of Peru.svg  Peru Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
1990 11th World Championship Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Flag of the United States.svg  United States

# – 4 major titles in row in late 1960s - early 1970s (World Women's Volleyball Championship, World Cup, Olympic Games)

Results

Olympic Games [2]

Unified Team

FIVB World Championship [3]

FIVB World Cup [4]

European Championship [5]

Team

1990 Last World Championship squad

Coach: Nikolay Karpol

No.NameAgeHeightWeight
1 Valentina Ogiyenko 25182 cm (6 ft 0 in)74 kg (163 lb)
3 Marina Nikulina 27180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
4 Yelena Batuchina 19184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
5 Irina Smirnova 22186 cm (6 ft 1 in)74 kg (163 lb)
6 Tatyana Sidorenko 24185 cm (6 ft 1 in)80 kg (180 lb)
7 Irina Parchomtschuk 25178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
10 Svetlana Vasilevskaya 19
11 Yelena Ovtschinnikova 25188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
12 Irina Gorbatiuk 27
13 Svetlana Korytova 22185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
14 Yuliya Bubnova 19185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
15 Olga Tolmachyova 27180 cm (5 ft 11 in)

References

  1. ↑ "The FIVB Women's World Ranking". FIVB. 29 June 2025. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  2. ↑ "Todor volleyball". Todor66 sports references. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  3. ↑ "Todor volleyball". Todor66 sports references. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  4. ↑ "Todor volleyball". Todor66 sports references. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  5. ↑ "Todor volleyball". Todor66 sports references. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
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