Taras Khtey

As of August 22, 2012

Taras Jurjewitsch Chtei (Russian Тарас Юрьевич Хтей, English transcription: Taras Yurevich Khtey; May 22nd, 1982 in Sokal Sabuschje, Lviv Oblast, Ukrainian SSR ) is a Russian volleyball player.

Career

Chtei arrived at the sports school of his hometown for volleyball. In 1998 he went to Moscow MGTU. With the Russian juniors in 1999 he was World and European champions. In the next two years followed the European title and the Vice World Championship of youth. In 2001, he won the Russian championship with the MGTU team. A year later wanted to change within the capital to VK Dynamo Moscow of the universal player after the runner-up in the league, but what the federation is under said with a reference to an invalid contract. On 29 June 2002 Chtei his debut at the World League game against Cuba in the senior team that eventually won the competition. At the World Cup in Argentina, the Russians reached the final. 2003 worked Chteis move to Dynamo. This year, he stood in the Russian Cup final. However, he missed the summer of 2003 because of his military service the international tournaments. In 2004 he was second in two national competitions. In Athens Chtei experienced in 2004 the first Olympic tournament and won the bronze medal with Russia. 2005 won the national team in the European League and lost the final of the European Championship just over hosts Italy. Then moved Chtei for a season to Neftjanik Yaroslavl, before he was hired in 2006 by VK Iskra Odintsovo. In 2008 he came to his present club VK locomotive Belogorje, with whom he won the CEV Cup the following season. 2011 he succeeded with Russia, which had 2010 yet lost the finals, the victory in the World League. In addition, the national team at the World Cup successfully. 2012 Chtei won at the Olympic Games in London, the gold medal.