Full name Andrei Kuznetsov Number 2 (national team) Nickname Андрей Кузнецов Name Andrei Kuznetsov | Nationality Russian Role Olympic athlete Weight 95 kg (209 lb) Height 1.96 m | |
Similar People Igor Runov, Yaroslav Antonov, Evgeni Krasilnikov, Raimonds Vilde, Vyacheslav Zaytsev | ||
Andrei Kuznetsov (Russian: Андрей Кузнецов, 23 April 1966 in Poltava, Ukraine – 30 December 1994 in Chieti, Italy ), 196 cm tall, was a Russian volleyball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1988 Summer Olympics and for the Unified Team in the 1992 Summer Olympics.
In 1988 he was part of the Soviet team which won the silver medal in the Olympic tournament. He played all seven matches.
Four years later he finished seventh with the Unified Team in the 1992 Olympic tournament. He played all eight matches.
On 30 December 1994, he died in a road accident in Chieti.
Since 1996, Sport Express has presented him as the best volleyball champion of Russia.
References
Andrei Kuznetsov (volleyball) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA