Viktor Poletaev
{{Short description|Russian volleyball player (born 1995)}}
{{family name hatnote|Evgenyevich|Poletaev|lang=Eastern Slavic}}
{{Infobox volleyball biography
| name = Viktor Poletaev
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| full_name = Viktor Evgenyevich Poletaev
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| nationality = {{flagicon|RUS}} Russian
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|7|27|df=y}}
| birth_place = Chelyabinsk, Russia
| hometown =
| height = 1.97 m
| weight = 86 kg
| spike = 360 cm
| block = 340 cm
| college =
| position = Opposite
| currentclub = {{flagicon|RUS}} Zenit Saint Petersburg
| currentnumber = 17
| years = 2013–2016
2016–2020
2020–
| teams = {{flagicon|RUS}} Zenit Kazan
{{flagicon|RUS}} Kuzbass Kemerovo
{{flagicon|RUS}} Zenit Saint Petersburg
| nationalyears = 2015–
| nationalteam = {{vb|RUS}}
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport | Volleyball}}
{{MedalCountry | {{flagIOC|ROC|2020 Summer}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games}}
{{MedalSilver|2020 Tokyo|Team}}
{{MedalCountry | {{RUS}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|FIVB Nations League}}
{{MedalGold|2018 Lille|Team}}
{{MedalGold|2019 Chicago|Team}}
{{MedalCompetition|European Games}}
{{MedalBronze|2015 Azerbaijan|Team}}
{{MedalCompetition|World U21 Championship}}
{{MedalGold|2013 Turkey|Under-21}}
{{MedalCompetition|World U19 Championship}}
{{MedalGold|2013 Mexico|Under-19}}
{{MedalCompetition|European Junior Championship}}
{{MedalGold|2014 Slovakia/Czech Republic|Under-20}}
{{MedalCompetition|European Youth Championship}}
{{MedalGold|2013 Bosnia and Herzegovina/Serbia|Under-19}}
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Viktor Evgenyevich Poletaev ({{lang-rus|Виктор Евгеньевич Полетаев||ˈvʲiktər jɪvˈɡʲenʲjɪvʲɪtɕ pəlʲɪˈtajɪf}}; born 27 July 1995) is a Russian volleyball player. He is a member of the Russia men's national volleyball team and Russian club Zenit Saint Petersburg.
Career
=National team=
In 2012–2013 he was a member of Russia men's national volleyball team U19. In 2013 he won with this team his first medal at European Championship U19 and he received individual award for Most valuable player. Then he achieved a title of World Champion U19 and he was Best opposite spiker. In the same year he went to team Russia U21, where as 18 year old player achieved gold at World Championship U21 and title of Most valuable Player.
{{cite web |url=http://cev.eu/News.aspx?NewsID=15221 |title=Getting to know: Russia's golden boy Viktor Poletaev |work=www.cev.eu |date=4 September 2013 |access-date=21 May 2020}} In 2014 gained title of European Champion U21. In 2015 Poletaev went to senior team of Russia and took part in first senior tournament in his career – European Games 2015. He won with team mates bronze medal.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}}
Sporting achievements
=Clubs=
- CEV Champions League
- 16px 2014/2015 – with Zenit Kazan
- 16px 2015/2016 – with Zenit Kazan
- FIVB Club World Championship
- 16px Betim 2015 – with Zenit Kazan
- CEV Cup
- 16px 2020/2021 – with Zenit Saint Petersburg
- National championships
- 2013/2014 16px Russian Championship, with Zenit Kazan
- 2014/2015 16px Russian Cup, with Zenit Kazan
- 2014/2015 16px Russian Championship, with Zenit Kazan
- 2015/2016 16px Russian SuperCup, with Zenit Kazan
- 2015/2016 16px Russian Cup, with Zenit Kazan
- 2015/2016 16px Russian Championship, with Zenit Kazan
- 2018/2019 16px Russian Championship, with Kuzbass Kemerovo
- 2019/2020 16px Russian SuperCup, with Kuzbass Kemerovo
=Youth national team=
=Individual awards=
- 2013: CEV U19 European Championship – Most valuable player
- 2013: FIVB U19 World Championship – Best opposite spiker
- 2013: FIVB U21 World Championship – Most valuable player
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.cev.eu/PlayerDetail.aspx?PlayerID=46476 Player profile] at CEV.eu
- [https://worldofvolley.com/wov-community/players/21703/viktor-poletaev.html Player profile] at WorldofVolley.com
- [https://volleybox.net/victor-poletaev-p1113 Player profile] at Volleybox.net
{{ROC men's volleyball squad 2020 Summer Olympics}}
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Category:Volleyball players from Chelyabinsk
Category:Russian men's volleyball players
Category:European Games medalists in volleyball
Category:European Games bronze medalists for Russia
Category:Volleyball players at the 2015 European Games
Category:Volleyball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic volleyball players for Russia
Category:Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic silver medalists for the Russian Olympic Committee athletes
Category:Olympic medalists in volleyball
Category:VC Zenit Kazan players