Viktor Evgenyevich Poletaev
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About
Russian volleyball player and Olympian known for playing on the Russian men's national volleyball team and for the volleyball team Zenit Saint Petersburg. He was also part of the team that won gold in the first-ever Nations League tournament in July of 2018.
Before Fame
He initially began training in athletics as a young boy but became interested in volleyball after meeting volleyball coach Lyudmila Alekseevna Timofeeva. He began focusing on volleyball by the young age of eight. He joined a youth league in the year 2012 and won his first youth European Championship in the year 2013.
Trivia
He debuted as an official member of the Russian national team at the World Cup in the year 2015. He received the title of Honored Master of Sports of Russia in the year 2021. He enjoys swimming, snorkeling, spending time at the beach, and traveling. He stands six feet, six inches tall, and weighs over 190 pounds.
Family Life
He was born in Chelyabinsk, Russia.
Associated With
He has played alongside Maxim Mikhailov and Dmitriy Muserskiy on the Russian national team.
