Jenia Grebennikov

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Jenia Grebennikov
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (1990-08-13) 13 August 1990 (age 33)
Rennes, France
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Spike345 cm (136 in)
Block300 cm (118 in)
Volleyball information
PositionLibero
Current clubZenit Saint Petersburg
Number8
Career
YearsTeams
2008–2013
2013–2015
2015–2018
2018–2020
2020–2021
2021–		Rennes Volley 35
VfB Friedrichshafen
Volley Lube
Trentino Volley
Modena Volley
Zenit Saint Petersburg
National team
2011– France
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo
FIVB World League
Gold medal – first place 2015 Rio de Janeiro
Gold medal – first place 2017 Curitiba
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Kraków
FIVB Nations League
Gold medal – first place 2022 Bologna
Silver medal – second place 2018 Lille
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Rimini
CEV European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2015 Bulgaria/Italy

Jenia Grebennikov (born 13 August 1990) is a French professional volleyball player of Russian descent who plays as a libero for Zenit Saint Petersburg and the France national team. Grebennikov won a gold medal in the men's tournament at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 and is the 2015 European Champion.[1]

Personal life[edit]

Jenia Grebennikov was born in Rennes, France. His father Boris Grebennikov is a former Soviet and Kazakh volleyball player and coach. He married his longtime girlfriend Wiem on 31 December 2018.[2]

Career[edit]

Clubs[edit]

In April 2015, he signed a contract with the Italian team, Cucine Lube Civitanova.[3]

National team[edit]

Jenia Grebennikov debuted on the French national team in 2011. In 2014 he played at the World Championship 2014 held in Poland.[4] France lost the match for the bronze medal with Germany and took 4th place.[5] Grebennikov received an individual award for the Best Libero of the tournament.[6] On October 18, 2015 the French national team, including Grebennikov, achieved the title of the European Champion 2015 (3–0 with Slovenia in the finale).[7] He was awarded Best Libero of the championships.

Honours[edit]

Club[edit]

  • Domestic
    • 2011–12 French Cup, with Rennes Volley 35
    • 2013–14 German Cup, with VfB Friedrichshafen
    • 2014–15 German Cup, with VfB Friedrichshafen
    • 2014–15 German Championship, with VfB Friedrichshafen
    • 2016–17 Italian Cup, with Cucine Lube Civitanova
    • 2016–17 Italian Championship, with Cucine Lube Civitanova

Individual awards[edit]

State awards[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Player – Jenia Grebennikov". FIVB. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Jenia Grebennikov Is NOW MARRIED!!!". www.volleywood.net. Retrieved 2019-12-07.
  3. ^ Jenia Grebennikov, Lube Treia ile anlaştı - voleybolextra.com - 24-04-2015
  4. ^ France - team profile - fivb.org
  5. ^ Germany take home the bronze medal - fivb.org - 21-09-2014
  6. ^ Poland in dreamland and in Dream Team - fivb.org - 21-09-2014
  7. ^ France celebrate historic European crown, Slovenia happy with silver - cev.lu - 18-10-2015

External links[edit]

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Awards
Preceded by Best Libero of
FIVB World Championship
2014 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Best Libero of
CEV European Championship
2015 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Best Libero of
CEV Champions League
2015/2016
2016/2017
2017/2018 		Succeeded by
Not awarded
Preceded by Best Libero of
FIVB World League
2016 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Best Libero of
FIVB Club World Championship
2017
2018 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Best Libero of
FIVB Nations League
2018 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Best Libero of
Olympic Games
Tokyo 2020 		Succeeded by
–
Preceded by Best Libero of
FIVB Nations League
2022 		Succeeded by
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