Jenia Grebennikov
Jenia Grebennikov | |||||
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Nationality | French | ||||
Born | Rennes, France | 13 August 1990||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||
Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | ||||
Spike | 345 cm (136 in) | ||||
Block | 300 cm (118 in) | ||||
Volleyball information | |||||
Position | Libero | ||||
Current club | Zenit Saint Petersburg | ||||
Number | 10 | ||||
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Jenia Grebennikov (born 13 August 1990) is a French volleyball player of Russian descent, member of the France men's national volleyball team and Russian club Zenit Saint Petersburg, 2015 European Champion, gold medallist of the World League (2015, 2017).[1]
Personal life[]
Jenia Grebennikov was born in Rennes, France. His father Boris Grebennikov is a former Soviet and Kazakh volleyball player and coach. He married his long-time girlfriend Wiem on 31 December 2018.[2]
Career[]
Clubs[]
In April 2015 he signed a contract with Italian Cucine Lube Civitanova.[3]
National team[]
Jenia Grebennikov debuted on the French national team in 2011. In 2014 he played at the World Championship 2014 held in Poland.[4] France lost the match for the bronze medal with Germany and took 4th place.[5] Grebennikov received an individual award for the Best Libero of the tournament.[6] On October 18, 2015 the French national team, including Grebennikov, achieved the title of the European Champion 2015 (3–0 with Slovenia in the finale).[7] He was awarded Best Libero of the championships.
Sporting achievements[]
Clubs[]
- FIVB Club World Championship
- Poland 2017 – with Cucine Lube Civitanova
- Poland 2018 – with Trentino Volley
- CEV Cup
- 2018/2019 – with Trentino Volley
- National championships
- 2011/2012 French Cup, with Rennes Volley 35
- 2013/2014 German Cup, with VfB Friedrichshafen
- 2013/2014 German Championship, with VfB Friedrichshafen
- 2014/2015 German Cup, with VfB Friedrichshafen
- 2014/2015 German Championship, with VfB Friedrichshafen
- 2016/2017 Italian Cup, with Cucine Lube Civitanova
- 2016/2017 Italian Championship, with Cucine Lube Civitanova
- 2017/2018 Italian Championship, with Cucine Lube Civitanova
Individual awards[]
- 2011: French Championship – Best Libero
- 2012: French Championship – Most Valuable Player
- 2012: French Championship – Best Libero
- 2014: FIVB World Championship – Best Libero
- 2015: CEV European Championship – Best Libero
- 2016: CEV Champions League – Best Libero
- 2016: FIVB World League – Best Libero
- 2017: CEV Champions League – Best Libero
- 2017: FIVB Club World Championship – Best Libero
- 2018: CEV Champions League – Best Libero
- 2018: FIVB Nations League – Best Libero
- 2018: FIVB Club World Championship – Best Libero
- 2021: Olympic Games – Best Libero
References[]
- ^ "Player – Jenia Grebennikov". FIVB. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- ^ "Jenia Grebennikov Is NOW MARRIED!!!". www.volleywood.net. Retrieved 2019-12-07.
- ^ Jenia Grebennikov, Lube Treia ile anlaştı - voleybolextra.com - 24-04-2015
- ^ France - team profile - fivb.org
- ^ Germany take home the bronze medal - fivb.org - 21-09-2014
- ^ Poland in dreamland and in Dream Team - fivb.org - 21-09-2014
- ^ France celebrate historic European crown, Slovenia happy with silver - cev.lu - 18-10-2015
External links[]
- Player profile at CEV.eu
- Player profile at LegaVolley.it
- Player profile at WorldofVolley.com
- Player profile at Volleybox.net
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- 1990 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Rennes
- French people of Russian descent
- French men's volleyball players
- Liberos
- Olympic volleyball players of France
- Volleyball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- French expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate volleyball players in Germany
- French expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Expatriate volleyball players in Italy
- Modena Volley players
- VC Zenit Saint Petersburg players
- Volleyball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for France
- Olympic medalists in volleyball