Russia women's national volleyball team

The Russian national volleyball team of women represented in international tournaments and international matches a selection of the best Russian players, the Russian Volleyball Federation ( Wserossijskaja Federazija Wolejbola, Всероссийская Федерация Волейбола ). Until 1991, the national team of the Soviet Union came to international, in 1992 played the United team.

History

World cup

In the first three Volleyball World Championships no escaping the Soviet Union led past that defeated both Poland and Romania and Japan in the playoffs from 1952 to 1960. In 1962 the Soviet women were stopped in their own country in the finals of the Japanese women. In the 1967 World Cup, the team came not to because of a boycott and so missed his only tournament. Upon returning in 1970, the Soviet Union took the title for the fourth time, four years later, Japan was in the final again successful. In the third World Cup in the Soviet Union, the host finished 1978 in third place. This was followed by two weaker tournaments that each ended in sixth place. In her last appearance in 1990, the Soviet Union became World Champion again against China. Russia reached each third place in his first three attempts. 2006 in Japan won the Russian women with a final win against Brazil the title. In 2010, the title to be defended with a final win against Brazil again.

Olympic games

The Soviet Union and Russia, with four gold and five silver medals, the most successful nation at the Olympic Summer Games. DC at the premiere in Tokyo in 1964, the Soviet Union reached the final against the hosts. In the tournaments in 1968 and 1972, the Soviet women defeated Japan in the final, with the fourth edition of the duel triumphed at the 1976 Montreal again the Japanese women. For the Games in 1980 the Soviet Union for the first time did not hit as host at the enemy from Asia, but also the GDR selection could not prevent the Eastern Europeans for the third time Olympic champion was. Because of the boycott of the record winner missed the tournament in 1984, but four years later, in 1988 in Seoul Soviet women were after the final victory against Peru back on top. Russia was defeated in 1992, 2000 and 2004, three times in the final against Cuba and China. 1996 Atlanta missed the Russians for the first time the medal ranks. Beijing 2008 they did not come after a defeat in the quarter- final against the hosts also on the fifth addition. The same place they occupied in London in 2012 after a quarter-final defeat to eventual Olympic champion Brazil.

European

From 1949 to 1979, the Soviet Union dominated the European Volleyball Championships. Only in 1955 could prevent the Czechoslovakia winning the title of Soviet women. In 1981, she was defeated in the final against Bulgaria. Two years later, began in Rostock, a series of playoffs against the GDR. First, the East Germans were victorious, then the Soviet Union. In 1987 the GDR was successfully for the second time, in 1989 the title went back to the Soviet Union. He remained there in 1991 ( the final against the Netherlands). Russia defended the title successfully in 1993 by his predecessor. After a third place in 1995, the Russians were victorious again three times in a row. 2003 and 2009 there was with the fifth worst results so far. Between 2005 and 2007 there were two third places. At the European Championships of 2013, the team won the title.

World Cup

The Soviet Union won in 1973 against Japan, the first edition of the World Cup. In 1977 she finished then the eighth and last place. In the following two tournaments, it was enough for third place, respectively. 1989 were subject to Soviet women in the final against Cuba, 1991, she finished third again. Russia took part only in 1999 and lost there the final against Cuba.

World Grand Prix

In the first participation in 1993 Russia finished third. After two years, they were weaker again in 1996 of third parties. The following year they brought against Cuba for the title. There followed two finals against Brazil, in which Russia lost once and won once. In 2000, Cuba was the victorious opponent in the final. After a third place in 2001, the Russians brought in 2002 against China the title. A year later, the People's Republic triumphed in the final against Russia, which in 2004 was only seventh and 2005 was missing. 2006 Russia reached the final against Brazil, in the following year there was a fourth. 2009 occupied the second place Rusyns.