Sergey Grankin

Sergey Yuryevich Grankin (Russian: Сергей Юрьевич Гранкин) (born 21 January 1985) is a Russian volleyball player, former member of the Russian national volleyball team. 2012 Olympic Champion, two–time European Champion (2013, 2017), and multiple World League medallist. At the professional club level, he plays for the German team, Berlin Recycling Volleys.

Sergey Grankin
Personal information
Full nameSergey Yuryevich Grankin
Nationality Russian
Born (1985-01-21) 21 January 1985
Yessentuki, Soviet Union, Russia
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight96 kg (212 lb)
Volleyball information
PositionSetter
Current club Berlin Recycling Volleys
Number6
Career
YearsTeams
2006–2017
2017–2018
2018–2019
2019–2022
Dynamo Moscow
Belogorie Belgorod
Dynamo Moscow
Berlin Recycling Volleys
National team
2006–2019 Russia

Career

Sergey Grankin started playing volleyball at the age of 7. Sergey Grankin captained the Youth team of Russia at the victorious European Championship in 2004 in Croatia, and the 2005 World Championships in India, where he first confidently made himself known. Mostly due to the mood of their captain, the Russians won the final match over Brazil in the first set when the score was 23:16 in favor of their rivals, the Russian scored 7 points in a row with Grankin serving , pulled out a losing set and broke down the Brazilians who lost the following two sets. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics where Russia claimed the bronze medal and at the 2012 Summer Olympics where Russia won the gold. He married his fiance Bruna de Araujo on 19 August 2012. At the 2013 European Volleyball Championship - where Russia won the gold medal and was awarded as the best setter of the tournament.

Sporting achievements

CEV Cup

Individual awards

References

  • Profile Rsv
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sergey Grankin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.
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