Ruslan Iosifovich Olikhver (; born 11 April 1969) is a Russian former

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player of Latvian origin who competed for the Unified Team in the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics (, ), officially the Games of the XXV Olympiad (, ) and officially branded as Barcelona '92, were an international multi-sport event held from 25 July to 9 August 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Beginning in 1994 ...

, and for Russia in the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

and in the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October ...

. In 1992, Olikhver was part of the Unified Team that finished seventh in the Olympic tournament. He played all eight matches. Four years later, he finished fourth with the Russian team in the 1996 Olympic tournament. He played five matches. At the 2000 Summer Olympics, he was a member of the Russian team that won the silver medal in the Olympic tournament. He played all eight matches.

Club Honors

* Radiotechnik

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(1989–1992); :-

Bronze Medalist (2) – 1990, 1991; :-

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Finalist (1) – 1991; * Las Daytona Modena, Italian A1 League (1993–95); :- Italian A1 League Champion (1) – 1995; :- Italian Cup Winner (2) – 1994, 1995; :-

Winner's Cup Winner (1) – 1995; * Report

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, Brazilian Superleague (1995–99); :- Brazilian Superleague Champion (1) – 1997; :- Brazilian Superleague Runner-up (2) – 1996, 1999; :- Brazilian Superleague Bronze Medalist (1) – 1998; * TNT Alpitour Cuneo, Italian A1 League (1999-00); :- Italian Supercup Winner (1) – 1999; :-

Winner's Cup Finalist (1) – 2000; * MGTU-Luzhniki

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(2001–2002); :-

Runner-up (1) – 2002; * Dinamo Tattransgaz Kazan,

(2002–06); :-

Bronze Medalist (2) – 2004, 2005; :- Russian Cup Winner (1) – 2004; * Fakel

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(2006–07); :-

Winner (1) – 2007;

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