Igor Georgiyevich Kolodinsky (russian: Игорь Георгиевич Колодинский; born July 7, 1983) is a Russian male
volleyball
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and a former
beach volleyball player. On club level he plays for
Fakel Novy Urengoy
Fakel Novy Urengoy (russian: Факел Новый Уренгой) is a Russian professional men's volleyball team, based in Novy Urengoy, playing in Super League since 2004.
International competitions
* Club World Championship
*:Third place ...
.
He was born in
Magdeburg
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, Germany, and competed for Russia at the
2008 Summer Olympics in
Beijing
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,
China in
beach volleyball.
In August 2008 at the ''A1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam presented by NOKIA'' in
Klagenfurt
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,
Austria
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, Kolodinsky and teammate
Dmitri Barsouk
Dmitry Nikolayevich Barsuk (russian: Дмитрий Николаевич Барсук; born 20 January 1980) is a Russian beach volleyball player. He made an Olympic debut at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.
In August 2008 Barsuk and ...
won their first
Swatch FIVB World Tour gold medal.
Kolodinsky currently (per August 2008) holds the records for the fastest serve in the
Swatch FIVB World Tour history. He served at 114.0 km/h at the
Italian Open presented by Abruzzo in Roseto degli Abruzzi, Italy.
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External links
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1983 births
Living people
Russian men's volleyball players
Russian beach volleyball players
Men's beach volleyball players
Beach volleyball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic beach volleyball players for Russia
VC Zenit Saint Petersburg players
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