Aleksandr Savin (volleyball player) explained

Aleksandr Savin
Birth Date:1 July 1957
Birth Place:Taganrog, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height:200 cm
Teamnumber:3
Position:Middle blocker
Nationalyears:1975–1986
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Aleksandr Borisovich Savin (ru|Александр Борисович Савин; born 1 July 1957) is a Russian former volleyball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.

Early life and education

Savin was born in Taganrog. As a child, he moved with his parents in the city of Obninsk, Kaluga Oblast. He studied at the high school №6 Obninsk. As a student in Obninsk, he began playing volleyball. He played club volleyball in 1967 for Obninsk Youth (in 2004 it was renamed Sports School, which bears Savin's name). His first coach was Vladimir Pitanov (1946–2016).[1] [2] [3]

Career

In 1976, Savin was part of the Soviet team that won the silver medal in the Olympic tournament. He played all five matches. Four years later, he won the gold medal with the Soviet team in the 1980 Olympic tournament. He played all six matches.[4]

Savin was a major part of the Soviet Union men's national volleyball team's success in the late 1970s to early 1980s by winning gold medals at the 1977 FIVB World Cup, 1978 FIVB World Championship, 1980 Olympic Games, 1981 FIVB World Cup, and 1982 FIVB World Championship.[5] [6]

Recognition

Awarded Honored Master of Sports of the USSR (1976), Order of Friendship of Peoples (1985), Order of the Badge of Honour (1980).[7] On October 22, 2010, Savin was admitted to the International Volleyball Hall of Fame (Holyoke, United States).[8] [9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Портал органов власти Калужской области . Admoblkaluga.ru . ru . 31 December 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130927081826/http://www.admoblkaluga.ru/main/work/sport/sportschool/ . 27 September 2013 .
  2. Web site: Бессменный директор волейбольной школы подал в отставку! . Pressaobninsk.ru . ru . 30 May 2009 . 6 September 2024 .
  3. Web site: Ушёл из жизни Владимир Питанов. ru . 2017-01-02 . Volley.ru . Всероссийская федерация волейбола. 2017-01-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170105031553/http://www.volley.ru/news/15138 . 5 January 2017 .
  4. Web site: Aleksandr Savin . Sports-reference.com . 13 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161203220408/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/aleksandr-savin-1.html . 3 December 2016 . dead .
  5. Web site: Aleksandr Savin . Olympedia . 13 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240503122717/http://www.olympedia.org/athletes/53204 . 3 May 2024 . live .
  6. Web site: Player tournaments . Volleybox.net . 13 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231019122157/https://volleybox.net/aleksandr-savin-p1874/indoor_tournaments . 19 October 2023 . live .
  7. Web site: На высокой орбите . ru . NEWSreda . 26 July 2011 . 6 September 2024 .
  8. Web site: Алесандр Савин принят в 'Зал славы волейбола' . Volley.ru . ru . 23 October 2010 . 2017-01-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140821101233/http://www.volley.ru/news/1129/ . 2014-08-21 . dead .
  9. Web site: Aleksandr Savin . . September 17, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230426132559/https://www.volleyhall.org/aleksandr-savin.html/ . April 26, 2023 . live .

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