Dmitry Fomin or Dmitri Fomine (Russian: Дмитрий Фомин; born 21 January 1968) is a Russian former volleyball player. He was part of the Soviet Union men's national volleyball team that won the bronze medal at the 1990 FIVB World Championship in Brazil.[1] He was part of the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and the Russian team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.[2][3]
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| Nationality | Russian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 January 1968 Sevastopol, Ukraine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 200 cm (6 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 94 kg (207 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Opposite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 8 (national team) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Honours
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While representing the Soviet Union, Fomin won a gold medal and the MVP award at the 1991 FIVB World Cup in Japan.[4] Fomin also competed at the 1994 FIVB World Championship in Greece while representing Russia.[5] He then won the MVP award at the 1995 FIVB World League in Brazil while playing with Russia.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Dmitry Fomin". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 13 October 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dmitry Fomin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ Bondy, Filip (6 August 1992). "Barcelona: Volleyball; Hush Comes Over the Court As U.S. Squad Moves On". The New York Times. p. B14. Retrieved 12 October 2023. (subscription required)
- ^ Lokegaonkar, Jay (5 February 2023). "History of FIVB Volleyball World Cup and winners list". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 16 September 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ Krastev, Todor. "Men Volleyball XIII World Championship 1994 Athens (GRE) – Teams Composition. – Russia". Todor66.com. Archived from the original on 16 November 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
- ^ "Individual awards". Volleybox.net. Retrieved 12 October 2023.