Sergei Saifulin

Sergei Saifulin
portrait
birthday	May 27, 1968
place of birth	Kemerovo, Soviet Union
size	1.97 m
partner	1996 Dmitri Kuwitschka 1997 Michail Kuschnerjow 1998 Rushan Dajanow 1999–2000 Dmitri Karassew 2001–2002 Dmitri Kuwitschka 2002–2004 Michail Kuschnerjow
successes
1999 - fifth in the European Championship 2000 - fourth in the European Championship
(As of August 23, 2011)

Sergei Saifulin ( Russian Сергей Сайфулин , English transcription : Sergey Sayfulin, born May 27, 1968 in Kemerovo ) is a Russian beach volleyball player .

Career

Saifulin completed his first international tournaments in 1996 with Dmitri Kuwitschka . In 1997 and 1998 he played one year each with Mikhail Kuschnerjow and Rushan Dajanow , without reaching any front seats. At the 1999 World Cup , he finished 25th with Dmitri Karassew . Then the Russians were fifth at the European Championships in Palma . In Getxo in 2000 they reached the semi-finals after a clear opening defeat against the later finalists Egger / Heyer , in which they again lost to the Swiss. With a 2:15 against the Norwegians Kjemperud / Høidalen the bronze medal. After he was again unsuccessful with Kuwitschka in 2001, he formed a duo with Kuschnerjow again in 2002. At the EM 2002 Saifulin / Kuschnerjow eliminated in the national duel against Karassew / Saizew . In the same year they reached two ninth places at the Open tournaments in Stavanger and Espinho . In the group games of the EM 2004 they did not win a set.

Web links

• Profile at FIVB (English)
• Profile in the Beach Volleyball Database (English)