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World League 2011
22nd Edition
 
- RUS / Russia - Player's biography
   
 
Team name  Poltavskiy
First name Semen
Last name Poltavskiy
Age (birth date) 32  (8/02/1981)
Hometown Moscow
Languages Russian, Italian
   
   
Position Height Weight Spike Block
205 cm 89 kg 360 cm 338 cm
             
National Selections Olympic W.Champ. Other Total  
  8 18 147 173
 
Volleyball career
International debut  
Club debut Automobilist
Actual Club Yaroslavich 
Personal
Hobbies Cars, fishing 
Favourites Books: Crime
Food: Sweets
Movie: All
Music: Dance
Other sports: Basketball, tennis, boxing
 
   Profile
  Semen Poltavsky has a very rich club career, stepping out for “Gabeca Montichiari” (Italy), “Dynamo” (Moscow) and “Yaroslavich” (Yaroslavl). Semen debuted for Russia on May 23, 2003 in the World League game against Venezuela.

Since then Poltavsky has won bronze in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, silver medal in the CEV European Championships in 2005 and 2007, won the CEV European League in 2005. Poltavsky also has a rich collection of individual awards. He was recognized as the MVP and the best server of the 2007 CEV European Championship, the best scorer and best server of the 2007 FIVB World League. Prior to this, Poltavsky was a two-time World Junior champion and two-time European Junior champion with the Russian junior team.
 
 

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