Semyon Vladimirovich Poltavskiy () (born 8 February 1981 in

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) is a former

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player from

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, who was a member of the men's national team that won the silver medal in both the 2005 and 2007 European Championships. He was named Most Valuable Player in the latter tournament.

Individual awards

* 2007 World League "Best Scorer" * 2007 World League "Best Server" * 2007 European Championship "Most Valuable Player" * 2007 European Championship "Best Server" * 2007 FIVB World Cup "Best Server"

References

FIVB Profile
1981 births Living people Russian men's volleyball players Volleyball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic volleyball players for Russia Olympic bronze medalists for Russia Sportspeople from Odesa Olympic medalists in volleyball Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics 21st-century Russian sportsmen {{Russia-volleyball-bio-stub