Alexander Borisovich Savin

Alexander Sawin
portrait
Date of birth	July 1, 1957
place of birth	Taganrog , Soviet Union
size	2.00 m
position	Middle block
societies
1974-1988	CSKA Moscow
National team
1974-1986	Soviet Union
successes
1975-1983, 1985-1988 1975, 1977, 1982, 1983, 1986-1988 1975 1976 1977 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1981 1982 1983 1985 1985 1986	Soviet champion, European champion cup winner European Champion in Yugoslavia Silver Olympic Games Montreal European Champion in Finland World Cup Winner in Japan World Champion in Italy European Champion in France Gold Olympic Games Moscow European Champion in Bulgaria World Cup Winner in Japan World Champion in Argentina European Champion in the GDR European Champion in the Netherlands Vice World Cup Winner in Japan Vice World Champion in France
As of January 10, 2013

Alexander Borissowitsch Savin ( Russian Александр Борисович Савин ; born July 1, 1957 in Taganrog ) is a former Russian volleyball player .

Career

Alexander Sawin made his debut in the CSKA Moscow first team at the age of 16 . With the club he won the Soviet championship 13 times and was European champion champion seven times .

In 1974 he played his first international match for the Soviet Union . He was world champion twice ( 1978 , 1982 ), once vice world champion ( 1986 ) and six times European champion between 1975 and 1985 . In 1976 he won the silver medal at the Olympic Games in Montreal . In 1980 he became Olympic champion at the Olympic Games in Moscow .

Web links

• Alexander Borissowitsch Sawin in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
• Aleksandr Savin. In: volleyhall.org. Retrieved March 5, 2020 . 
• Entry Hall of Fame 2010 (English) (pdf; 172 kB)
• Profile at volleyball.de

literature

• International Sports Archives 48/1987 from November 16, 1987