Ilyas Magomedovich Kurkaev ( rus, Ильяс Магомедович Куркаев, , ɪˈlʲjas kʊrˈka(ɪ̯)ɪf; born 18 January 1994) is a Russian

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

player, member of the

Russia men's national volleyball team The Russia men's national volleyball team is governed by the Russian Volleyball Federation and took part in international volleyball competitions. Fédération Internationale de Volleyball, FIVB considers Russia as the inheritor of the records o ...

and Russian club

Lokomotiv Novosibirsk Lokomotiv Novosibirsk () is a Russian professional volleyball club, based in Novosibirsk, playing in Russian Volleyball Super League. Achievements * CEV Champions League *: (x1) 2013 * FIVB Club World Championship *: (x1) 2013 * Russian Cham ...

. He participated at the 2017 European Championship.

Sporting achievements

Clubs

* National championships ** 2019/2020 Gold medal with cup

Russian Championship, with

Youth national team

* 2013

FIVB U21 World Championship

Universiade

* 2015

Summer Universiade The FISU World University Games, formerly the Universiade, is an international multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). The former name is a portmanteau of the words "Universi ...

Individual awards

* 2013: FIVB U21 World Championship – Best Middle Blocker * 2017: Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner – Best Middle Blocker

References

External links

Player profile
at ''CEV.eu''

at ''WorldofVolley.com''
Player profile
at ''Volleybox.net'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Kurkaev, Ilyas 1994 births Living people Sportspeople from Biysk Russian men's volleyball players Summer World University Games medalists in volleyball FISU World University Games gold medalists for Russia Medalists at the 2015 Summer Universiade Volleyball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic volleyball players for Russia Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the Russian Olympic Committee athletes Olympic medalists in volleyball 21st-century Russian sportsmen