Semyon Poltavskiy

Semyon Vladimirovich Poltavskiy (Russian: Семён Владимирович Полтавский) (born 8 February 1981 in Odesa, Ukrainian SSR) is a former volleyball player from Russia, who was a member of the men's national team that won the silver medal in both the 2005 and 2007 European Championships. He was named Most Valuable Player in the latter tournament.

Semyon Poltavskiy
Personal information
Full name	Semyon Vladimirovich Poltavskiy
Nationality	Ukrainian Russian
Born	(1981-02-08) 8 February 1981 Odessa, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
Height	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
Weight	89 kg (196 lb)
Spike	346 cm (136 in)
Block	338 cm (133 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Opposite
Number	2
Career
Years Teams 2000–2001 2001–2006 2006–2008 2008–2009 2009–2011 2011–2013 2013–2015 2015–2016 Avtomobilist Saint Petersburg Acqua Paradiso Montichiari Dianamo Moscow Yaroslavich Yaroslavl Fakel Novy Urengoy Dianamo Moscow Yaroslavich Yaroslavl Dinamo Krasnodar
National team
2003–2010 Russia
Honours Men's Volleyball Representing Russia Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Team World Cup 2007 Japan World League 2002 Belo Horizonte 2007 Katowice 2010 Cordoba 2006 Moscow 2008 Rio de Janeiro 2009 Belgrade European Championship 2005 Serbia and Montenegro/Italy 2007 Russia 2003 Germany European League 2005 Russia
Last updated: 29 December 2017

Individual awards

• 2007 World League "Best Scorer"
• 2007 World League "Best Server"
• 2007 European Championship "Most Valuable Player"
• 2007 European Championship "Best Server"
• 2007 FIVB World Cup "Best Server"

References

• FIVB Profile