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.
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.
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.
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This article relies excessively on references to primary sources Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources Find sources Soviet Union women s national volleyball team news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message 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 Soviet UnionAssociationSoviet Union Volleyball FederationConfederationCEVFIVB ranking as of 1 January 2023 UniformsHomeAwayThirdSummer OlympicsAppearances6 First in 1964 Best resultGold Medalist 1968 1972 1980 1988 World ChampionshipAppearances10 First in 1952 Best resultChampions 1952 1956 1960 1970 1990 World CupAppearances6 First in 1973 Best resultChampions 1973 European ChampionshipAppearances17 First in 1949 Best resultChampions 1949 1950 1951 1958 1963 1967 1971 1975 1977 1979 1985 1989 1991 www volley ru in Russian Honours Olympic Games1964 Tokyo Team1968 Mexico Team1972 Munich Team1976 Montreal Team1980 Moscow Team1988 Seoul TeamFIVB World Championship1952 Soviet Union1956 France1960 Brazil1970 Bulgaria1990 China1962 Soviet Union1974 Mexico1978 Soviet UnionFIVB World Cup1973 Uruguay1989 Japan1981 Japan1985 Japan1991 JapanEuropean Championship1949 Czechoslovakia1950 Bulgaria1951 France1958 Czechoslovakia1963 Romania1967 Turkey1971 Italy1975 Yugoslavia1977 Finland1979 France1985 Netherlands1989 West Germany1991 Italy1955 Romania1981 Bulgaria1983 East Germany1987 BelgiumFIVB 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 Contents 1 History 2 Major world titles 2 1 USSR 3 Results 3 1 Olympic Games 1 3 2 FIVB World Championship 2 3 3 FIVB World Cup 3 3 4 European Championship 4 3 5 Team 4 1990 Last World Championship squad 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditThe 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 EditUSSR Edit Year Games Host Runners up 3rd place1952 1st World Championship Soviet Union Poland Czechoslovakia1956 2nd World Championship France Romania Poland1960 3rd World Championship Brazil Japan Czechoslovakia1968 19th Olympic Games Mexico Japan Poland1970 6th World Championship Bulgaria Japan North Korea1972 20th Olympic Games West Germany Japan North Korea1973 1st World Cup Uruguay Japan South Korea1980 22nd Olympic Games Soviet Union East Germany Bulgaria1988 24th Olympic Games South Korea Peru China1990 11th World Championship China China United States 4 major titles in row in late 1960s early 1970s World Women s Volleyball Championship World Cup Olympic Games Results EditOlympic Games 1 Edit 1964 Silver Medal 1968 Gold Medal 1972 Gold Medal 1976 Silver Medal 1980 Gold Medal 1988 Gold MedalUnified Team1992 Silver MedalFIVB World Championship 2 Edit 1952 Gold Medal 1956 Gold Medal 1960 Gold Medal 1962 Silver Medal 1970 Gold Medal 1974 Silver Medal 1978 Bronze Medal 1982 6th place 1986 6th place 1990 Gold MedalFIVB World Cup 3 Edit 1973 Gold Medal 1977 7th place tied 1981 Bronze Medal 1985 Bronze Medal 1989 Silver Medal 1991 Bronze MedalEuropean Championship 4 Edit 1949 Gold Medal 1950 Gold Medal 1951 Gold Medal 1955 Silver Medal 1958 Gold Medal 1963 Gold Medal 1967 Gold Medal 1971 Gold Medal 1975 Gold Medal 1977 Gold Medal 1979 Gold Medal 1981 Silver Medal 1983 Silver Medal 1985 Gold Medal 1987 Silver Medal 1989 Gold Medal 1991 Gold MedalTeam Edit1990 Last World Championship squad EditCoach Nikolay Karpol No Name Age Height Weight1 Valentina Ogiyenko 25 182 cm 6 ft 0 in 74 kg 163 lb 3 Marina Nikulina 27 180 cm 5 ft 11 in 4 Yelena Batuchina 19 184 cm 6 ft 0 in 5 Irina Smirnova 22 186 cm 6 ft 1 in 74 kg 163 lb 6 Tatyana Sidorenko 24 185 cm 6 ft 1 in 80 kg 180 lb 7 Irina Parchomtschuk 25 178 cm 5 ft 10 in 10 Svetlana Vasilevskaya 1911 Yelena Ovtschinnikova 25 188 cm 6 ft 2 in 12 Irina Gorbatiuk 2713 Svetlana Korytova 22 185 cm 6 ft 1 in 14 Yuliya Bubnova 19 185 cm 6 ft 1 in 15 Olga Tolmachyova 27 180 cm 5 ft 11 in References Edit Todor volleyball Todor66 sports references Retrieved 21 March 2020 Todor volleyball Todor66 sports references Retrieved 21 March 2020 Todor volleyball Todor66 sports references Retrieved 21 March 2020 Todor volleyball Todor66 sports references Retrieved 21 March 2020 External links Edit Volleyball portalOfficial website FIVB profile Retrieved 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