Aleksandr Savin (volleyball player)

Aleksandr Borisovich Savin (Russian: Александр Борисович Савин, born July 1, 1957) is a Russian former volleyball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Aleksandr Savin

Savin in 2018
Personal information
Born	July 1, 1957 (1957-07) (age 63) Taganrog, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Medal record Men's volleyball Representing  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1980 Moscow Team 1976 Montreal Team World Championship 1978 Italy Team 1982 Argentina Team 1986 France Team Goodwill Games 1986 Moscow Team Friendship Games 1984 Havana Team European Championship 1975 Yugoslavia Team 1977 Finland Team 1979 France Team 1981 Bulgaria Team 1983 East Germany Team 1985 Netherlands Team European Junior Championship 1975 West Germany Under-20

He was born in Taganrog. where as a child he moved with his parents in the city of Obninsk, Kaluga Oblast. He studied at the high school №6 Obninsk. The pupil Obninsk volleyball school. Volleyball started in 1967 in Obninsk Youth (2004 - Sports School, which bears the Savin's name). First coach — Vladimir Pitanov (1946-2016).[1][2][3]

In 1976 he was part of the Soviet team which won the silver medal in the Olympic tournament. He played all five matches.

Four years later he won the gold medal with the Soviet team in the 1980 Olympic tournament. He played all six matches.

He was a major player to help Soviet Union men's national volleyball team to dominate the World in late 1970s to early 1980s by winning 1977 FIVB Men's World Cup, 1978 FIVB Men's World Championship, 1980 Moscow Olympic Games, 1981 FIVB Men's World Cup and 1982 FIVB Men's World Championship in row.

Awarded Honored Master of Sports of the USSR (1976), Order of Friendship of Peoples (1985), Order of the Badge of Honour (1980).[4]

On October 22, 2010, Savin was admitted to the Volleyball Hall of Fame (Holyoke, United States).[5]