Semen Poltavskiy
Encyclopedia
Semyon Vladimirovich Poltavskiy (born 8 February 1981 in Odessa
, Ukrainian SSR
) is a volleyball
player from Russia
, who was a member of the men's national team
that won the silver medal at the 2007 European Championship in Moscow, Russia. There he was named Most Valuable Player of the tournament.
Odessa
Odessa or Odesa is the administrative center of the Odessa Oblast located in southern Ukraine. The city is a major seaport located on the northwest shore of the Black Sea and the fourth largest city in Ukraine with a population of 1,029,000 .The predecessor of Odessa, a small Tatar settlement,...
, Ukrainian SSR
Ukrainian SSR
The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic or in short, the Ukrainian SSR was a sovereign Soviet Socialist state and one of the fifteen constituent republics of the Soviet Union lasting from its inception in 1922 to the breakup in 1991...
) is a volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
player from Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, who was a member of the men's national team
Russia men's national volleyball team
The Russia men's national volleyball team is the national team of Russia...
that won the silver medal at the 2007 European Championship in Moscow, Russia. There he was named Most Valuable Player of the tournament.
Individual awards
- 2007 European Championship "Most Valuable Player"
- 2007 European Championship "Best Server"
- 2007 FIVB World Cup "Best Server"