Jenia Grebennikov
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| Born | 13 August 1990 Rennes, France | ||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | ||||
| Spike | 345 cm (136 in) | ||||
| Block | 300 cm (118 in) | ||||
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| Position | Libero | ||||
| Current club | Zenit Saint Petersburg | ||||
| Number | 8 | ||||
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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]- CEV Champions League
2017–18 – with Cucine Lube Civitanova
- FIVB Club World Championship
Poland 2017 – with Cucine Lube Civitanova
Poland 2018 – with Trentino Volley
- CEV Cup
2018–19 – with Trentino Volley
- 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
- 2011–12
Individual awards
[edit]- 2011: French Championship – Best libero
- 2012: French Championship – Most valuable player
- 2012: French Championship – Best libero
- 2014: FIVB World Championship – Best libero
- 2015: CEV European Championship – Best libero
- 2016: CEV Champions League – Best libero
- 2016: FIVB World League – Best libero
- 2017: CEV Champions League – Best libero
- 2017: FIVB Club World Championship – Best libero
- 2018: CEV Champions League – Best libero
- 2018: FIVB Nations League – Best libero
- 2018: FIVB Club World Championship – Best libero
- 2021: Olympic Games – Best libero
- 2022: FIVB Nations League – Best libero
- 2024: Olympic Games Paris – Best libero
State awards
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References
[edit]- ^ "Player – Jenia Grebennikov". FIVB. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- ^ "Jenia Grebennikov Is NOW MARRIED!!!". www.volleywood.net. 2 January 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ Jenia Grebennikov, Lube Treia ile anlaştı - voleybolextra.com - 24-04-2015
- ^ France - team profile - fivb.org
- ^ Germany take home the bronze medal - fivb.org - 21-09-2014
- ^ Poland in dreamland and in Dream Team - fivb.org - 21-09-2014
- ^ France celebrate historic European crown, Slovenia happy with silver Archived 22 October 2015 at the Wayback Machine - cev.lu - 18-10-2015
External links
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- Player profile at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Player profile at LegaVolley.it (in Italian)
- Player profile at Olympics.com
- Player profile at Olympedia
- Player profile at Volleybox.net
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