Roman Nikolayevich Yakovlev (russian: Роман Николаевич Яковлев, born 13 August 1976) is a former
volleyball
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player born in
Ukraine
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, who played for
Russia
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. He was a member of the
Men's National Team that won the silver medal at the
2000 Summer Olympics
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in
Sydney, Australia
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. Two years later he won the
Volleyball World League (2002) with Russia.
Individual awards
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1999 FIVB World Cup "Most Valuable Player"
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1999 FIVB World Cup "Best Spiker"
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2000 Serie A1 League MVP
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1976 births
Living people
Russian men's volleyball players
Volleyball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Olympic volleyball players for Russia
Olympic silver medalists for Russia
Sportspeople from Kharkiv
Place of birth missing (living people)
Olympic medalists in volleyball
Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
VC Belogorie players
Ural Ufa volleyball players
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