The highest volleyball players in the world

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There are sports in which the growth of an athlete is very important. In basketball and volleyball, low players have almost no chance. Of course, no one canceled the skill and sharp technique of the game, but with a height of less than 180 centimeters it is difficult to resist the enemy, whose growth is over the mark of two meters.

The highest volleyball players in the world - we learn who entered the top 10 athletes in terms of growth.

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Florian Bertone Growth 202 cm

Opens the ranking of the tallest players in volleyball Italian athlete Florian Bertone .Her height is 202 centimeters. In 2010, she won gold at the European Junior Championships. The athlete acted in due time for the most prestigious clubs of Italy on volleyball.

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Valentina Diouf Growth 202 cm

Another representative of Italian volleyball, , also falls behind Bertone and . Valentina Diouf .The growth of one of the highest volleyball players in the world is 202 centimeters. An athlete from Milan. In 2013, she won a gold medal in the Mediterranean Games. In 2014, Diouf joined the Italian volleyball team.

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Ekaterina Gamova Height 203 cm

The 8th place in the list of the highest volleyball players is Ekaterina Gamova .The height of the athlete is 203 cm. The volleyball player has become the most productive player on the basis of the seasons. In her arsenal of a large number of awards, except the most desired - Gamow has not yet managed to win the Champions League and the Olympics. The famous volleyball player after the London Olympics announced her retirement from the Russian team. She planned to end her career after the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, but decided not to participate in it for health reasons. October 1, 2016 in Kazan took part in the farewell match of one of the brightest stars of domestic and world sports.

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Nelly Alisheva Growth 206 cm

The holder of the title "The highest woman in Russia" Nelli Alisheva , whose height is 206 cm, ranks 7th in the ranking of the tallest players in volleyball.

Sports career of a volleyball player started in Lipetsk. Later, she was invited to the "Dynamo"( Moscow region).As part of this team, Alishev won a silver medal at the Russian Championship. Then she moved to a volleyball club from Omsk "Omichka".In the Super League championship the sportswoman took the third place in overall performance.

In 2013, the volleyball player went down in history as the highest woman in Russia( according to the Guinness Book of Records).

Now the sportswoman acts in the volleyball team "Proton".

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Alexander Volkov Height 210 cm

On the 6th place in the list of the highest volleyball players in the world is Alexander Volkov .The height of the athlete - 210 cm. He got interested in volleyball at the age of 11.The talented young sportsman quickly attracted the attention of experienced coaches and in 2003 Volkov joined the youth national team of Russia. In the same year he became a player of the Dynamo team, from which he won his first medals at the national championship and the Russian Cup. Volkov has repeatedly played for the national team. One of the most exciting matches with his participation took place in 2007 in Tokyo.

In 2016, a volleyball player in the Russian team participated in the Summer Olympics. Since October 2016, Alexander Volkov has played for the Gazprom-Yugra club.

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Artem Volvich Growth 212 cm

One of the highest volleyball players of the world, Artem Volvich , strikes with its growth, which is 212 cm. The sportsman plays in the Kazan "Zenith" and stands for the national team of the country. In 2013, Volvich became the champion of Europe. The athlete is considered one of the most promising young volleyball players in Russia.

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Kei van Dijk Height 215 cm

The fourth place in the list of the world's highest volleyball players is Kei van Dijk , whose height is 215 cm. He started playing volleyball at the age of five. For his sporting career, Van Dyck was a member of teams from different countries. He played for the Netherlands, Belgium, South Korea, Slovenia and Italy. The volleyball player was a participant of the 2004 Olympic Games. Kay van Dyck performed in the Russian club Yaroslavich, from which he left for the Italian team Trentino. This is the fourth club from Italy, for which one of the highest volleyball players in the world will play.

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Stanislav Dineikin Height 215 cm

Stanislav Dineykin is one of the highest volleyball players in the world. The athlete's height is 215 cm. In 1996 he was named the best striker.

Dineykin is a two-time champion of Russia and a two-time champion of Italy.

It's interesting: Alexander Kazakov and Stanislav Dineykin for several years played in the same team. The two highest volleyball players in the world were nicknamed "Twin Towers".

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Alexey Kazakov Growth 217 cm

Alexei Kazakov with the growth of 217 centimeters takes 2nd place in the ranking of the highest volleyball players in the world.

As a child, he was fond of several sports at once, and became a volleyball player due to his father's perseverance. At the age of 16 the sportsman made his debut in the highest league of the national championship. In 1996, he became a member of the country's Olympic team, becoming one of the leaders of a new generation of volleyball players, who gave this sport a new breath. With such a high growth, the volleyball player could not fail to get world recognition. The sportsman has huge popularity in Japan.

Like Ekaterina Gamova, due to injuries and health condition Alexei Kazakov decided to leave the sport, which he officially announced in July 2016.

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Dmitry Musersky Growth 218 cm

The first place among the highest volleyball players in the world is rightfully held by Dmitry Musersky .His growth is, according to different versions, 218 or 219 cm. In the world of sport for Musersky nicknamed "Kid".

Volleyball athlete began to engage in the age of 8 years. When he was 15 years old, promising young volleyball player said coach Gennady Shipulin. Having started a professional sports career in Kharkov, Musersky later accepted Russian citizenship. Now he plays in the most titled Russian volleyball club "Belogorye" and heads the Russian national volleyball team.

In just a few years, the athlete has won all the awards that exist in world volleyball.

Due to injury, Musersky did not participate in the national team at the 2016 Summer Olympics.