Yury Berezhko

Yury Berezhko
Yury Berezhko
Personal information
Full name	Yury Viktorovich Berezhko
Nationality	Russian
Born	27 January 1984 (age 38); Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Russia, USSR
Height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	90 kg (198 lb)
Spike	346 cm (136 in)
Block	338 cm (133 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Outside hitter
Current club	Zenit Kazan
Number	9
Career
2001–2004; 2001–2010; 2010–2011; 2011–2013; 2013–2014; 2014–2020; 2021; 2021–	Yaroslavich Yaroslavl; Dinamo Moscow; Casa Modena; Zenit Kazan; Dinamo Krasnodar; Dinamo Moscow; Galatasaray; Zenit Kazan
National team
2005–2018	Russia
Honours
Representing Russia
Men's volleyball
Olympic Games
World Cup
World League
European Championship
European League
	Last updated: 22 January 2021

Yury Viktorovich Berezhko (Russian: Юрий Викторович Бережко; born 27 January 1984) is a Russian volleyball player. He currently plays outside hitter for .

He is an Olympic gold medalist (2012), bronze medalist (2008), World Cup silver medalist and a silver medalist at the 2007 European Championship in Moscow, Russia, playing with the men's national team. Berezhko won Best server Award in 2009 European Championship. He won the award of Best Spiker in that occasion. In January, 2016 Yury Berezhko resumed performances for the Russian national team, helping the Russians qualify for the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Sporting achievements[]

CEV Cup[]

2014/2015, with Dinamo Moscow

Individual awards[]

2007 European Volleyball Championship – "Best Spiker"
2007 World League – "Best Spiker"
2009 European Volleyball Championship – "Best Server"
2003 European Champions League – "Best Receiver"

References[]

FIVB Profile

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