Женская сборная России по волейболу
The Russia women's national volleyball team is the national team of Russia. It is governed by the Russian Volleyball Federation and takes part in international volleyball competitions.
Russia qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics by finishing in third place at the Women's Volleyball Olympic Qualifier, from May 8 to May 16 in Tokyo, Japan. In Athens, Greece the team claimed the bronze medal.
They played from 1949 to 1991 as the Soviet Union and as CIS in 1992.
11 times World Champions
As USSR (10)
| Year | Games | Host | Runners-up | 3rd place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 1st World Championship |  Soviet Union |
 Польша |
 Чехословакия
|
| 1956 | 2nd World Championship |  France |
Румыния | Польша
|
| 1960 | 3rd World Championship |  Japan |
Япония |
Чехословакия
|
| 1968 | 19th Olympic Games |  Mexico |
Япония |
Польша
|
| 1970 | 6th World Championship | .svg){kind=small} Bulgaria |
Япония |
 КНДР
|
| 1972 | 20th Olympic Games |  West Germany |
Япония |
КНДР
|
| 1973 | 1st World Cup |  Uruguay |
Япония |
 Республика Корея
|
| 1980 | 22nd Olympic Games | Soviet Union |
 ГДР |
Болгария |
| 1988 | 24th Olympic Games | South Korea |
.svg){kind=small} Перу |
 Китай
|
| 1990 | 11th World Championship | China |
Китай |
 США
|
As Russia (1)
| Year | Games | Host | Runners-up | 3rd place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 15th World Championship | Japan |
 Бразилия |
 Сербия
|
Results
- 1993 — 3rd place
- 1994 — 7th place
- 1995 — 6th place
- 1996 — 3rd place
- 1997 — 1st place
- 1998 — 2nd place
- 1999 — 1st place
- 2000 — 2nd place
- 2001 — 3rd place
- 2002 — 1st place
- 2003 — 2nd place
- 2004 — 7th place
- 2005 — did not compete
- 2006 — 2nd place
- 2007 — 4th place
Team Roster 2007 Women’s European Volleyball Championship
| 1 | Maria Borodakova | 08.03.1986 | 190 | 80 | Dinamo Moscow |
| 3 | Natalia Alimova | 09.12.1978 | 190 | 78 | Leningradka |
| 4 | Olga Fateeva | 04.05.1984 | 190 | 72 | Zarechie-Odintsovo |
| 5 | Liubov Sokolova | 04.12.1977 | 192 | 72 | Zarechie-Odintsovo |
| 6 | Elena Godina | 17.09.1977 | 196 | 72 | Dynamo Moscow |
| 7 | Natalia Safronova | 06.02.1979 | 190 | 68 | Zarechie-Odintsovo |
| 8 | Yulia Andrushko | 05.07.1985 | 198 | 68 | Leningradka |
| 11 | Ekaterina Gamova | 17.10.1980 | 204 | 80 | Dynamo Moscow |
| 12 | Marina Sheshenina | 25.06.1985 | 181 | 68 | Uralochka |
| 14 | Ekaterina Kabeshova | 05.08.1986 | 172 | 66 | Dynamo Moscow |
| 16 | Yulia Merkulova | 17.02.1984 | 202 | 75 | Zarechie-Odintsovo |
| 17 | Natalia Kulikova | 12.05.1982 | 185 | 72 | Samorodok |
| 18 | Marina Akulova | 13.12.1985 | 184 | 70 | Samorodok |