There are sports in which the growth of an athlete is of great importance. In basketball and volleyball, low players have virtually no chance. Of course, no one has canceled the skill and refined technique of the game, but with a growth of less than 180 centimeters it is difficult to resist the enemy, whose growth exceeds the mark of two meters.
The highest volleyball players in the world - we will find out who entered the top 10 athletes by height.
10. Floriana Bertone | Height 202 cm
Italian sportswoman opens rating of tallest volleyball players Floriana Bertone. Her height is 202 centimeters. In 2010, she won gold at the European Championship among juniors. The athlete once played for the most prestigious volleyball clubs in Italy.
9. Valentine Diouf | Height 202 cm
Another representative of Italian volleyball is not far behind Bertone, Valentina Diouf. The growth of one of the tallest volleyball players in the world is 202 centimeters. A sportswoman from Milan. In 2013, she won a gold medal at the Games of the Mediterranean. In 2014, Diouf joined the Italian national volleyball team.
8. Ekaterina Gamova | Height 203 cm
On the 8th place in the list of the highest volleyball players is Ekaterina Gamova. Athlete's growth is 203 cm. Volleyball player has repeatedly become the most productive player in the seasons. In her arsenal, a large number of awards, except for the most coveted ones - Gamova has not yet managed to win the Champions League and the Olympics. The famous volleyball player after the London Olympics announced her retirement from the Russian team. She planned to end her career after the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, but decided not to participate in it for health reasons. On October 1, 2016, a farewell match of one of the brightest stars of domestic and world sports took place in Kazan.
7. Nelly Alisheva | Height 206 cm
Winner of the title “The highest woman in Russia” Nelly Alishevawhose height is 206 cm, takes 7th place in the ranking of the tallest volleyball players.
The athlete began her volleyball career in Lipetsk. She was later invited to Dynamo (Moscow Region). As part of this team, Alisheva won a silver medal at the Russian Championship. Then she moved to the Omsk Omsk volleyball club. In the Super League championship, the athlete took third place in overall performance.
In 2013, volleyball went down in history as the tallest woman in Russia (according to the Guinness Book of Records).
Now the athlete is a member of the Proton volleyball team.
6. Alexander Volkov | Height 210 cm
On the 6th place in the list of the highest volleyball players in the world is Alexander Volkov. The athlete is 210 cm tall. He became interested in volleyball at 11 years old. A talented young athlete quickly attracted the attention of experienced coaches and in 2003 Volkov joined the youth team of Russia. In the same year he became a player of the Dynamo team, with whom he won his first medals at the national championship and the Cup of Russia. Volkov has repeatedly played for the national team. One of the most exciting matches with his participation took place in 2007 in Tokyo.
In 2016, a volleyball player as part of the Russian national team participated in the Summer Olympic Games. Since October 2016, Alexander Volkov has been playing for the Gazprom-Ugra club.
5. Artyom Volvich | Height 212 cm
One of the highest volleyball players in the world, Artyom Volvich, amazes with its growth, which is 212 cm. The athlete plays in the Kazan “Zenith” and stands for the national team. In 2013, Volvich became the champion of Europe. The athlete is considered one of the most promising young volleyball players in Russia.
4. Kay van Dyck | Height 215 cm
On the 4th place in the list of the highest volleyball players in the world is Kay van dyckwhose height is 215 cm. He started playing volleyball at the age of five. During his sports career, Van Dyck was a member of teams from different countries. He played for the Netherlands, Belgium, South Korea, Slovenia and Italy. Volleyball player was a participant in the 2004 Olympic Games. Kay van Dyck also performed as part of the Russian club Yaroslavich, from which he left for the Italian team Trentino. This is the fourth club from Italy for which one of the highest volleyball players in the world will play.
3. Stanislav Dineikin | Height 215 cm
Stanislav Dineikin - one of the highest volleyball players in the world. The athlete is 215 cm tall. In 1996, he was named the best striker.
Dineykin - two-time champion of Russia and two-time champion of Italy.
It is interesting: Alexander Kazakov and Stanislav Dineykin for several years played in the same team. The two tallest volleyball players in the world are nicknamed the Twin Towers.
2. Alexey Kazakov | Height 217 cm
Alexey Kazakov with an increase of 217 centimeters, it takes 2nd place in the ranking of the highest volleyball players in the world.
As a child, he was fond of several sports at once, and became a volleyball player thanks to the perseverance of his father. At 16, the athlete made his debut in the major league championship of the country. In 1996, he joined the country's Olympic team, becoming one of the leaders of a new generation of volleyball players, who gave this sport a new breath. With such a high growth, the volleyball player could not help gaining world recognition. The athlete is very popular in Japan.
Like Ekaterina Gamova, due to injuries and health status, Alexei Kazakov decided to leave the sport, which was officially announced in July 2016.
1. Dmitry Musersky | Height 218 cm
The first place among the highest volleyball players in the world rightfully takes Dmitry Musersky. According to different versions, his height is 218 or 219 cm. In the world of sports, Musersky has been given the nickname “Baby”.
The athlete began to engage in volleyball at the age of 8 years. When he was 15 years old, a promising young volleyball player was noticed by coach Gennady Shipulin. Having started a professional sports career in Kharkov, Musersky later accepted Russian citizenship. Now he plays in the most titled Russian volleyball club Belogorye and leads the Russian national volleyball team.
In just a few years, the athlete has won all the awards that exist in world volleyball.
Due to injury, Musersky did not participate in the national team at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
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