KLIUKA Egor

15 Jun 1995
26
Male
2.09/6'10''
KOBRYN
 
Belarus
MOSCOW
 
Russian Federation

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
VVO Volleyball Men 2 Silver Medal

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Ariake Arena
ROC
ROC
3
ARG
Argentina
1
Finished
Ariake Arena
USA
United States
1
ROC
ROC
3
Finished
Ariake Arena
BRA
Brazil
0
ROC
ROC
3
Finished
Finish On:  Jul 31
Ariake Arena
ROC
ROC
1
FRA
France
3
Finished
Ariake Arena
ROC
ROC
3
TUN
Tunisia
0
Finished
Ariake Arena
CAN
Canada
0
ROC
ROC
3
Finished
Ariake Arena
BRA
Brazil
1
ROC
ROC
3
Finished
Ariake Arena
FRA
France
3
ROC
ROC
2
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

:
Olympic Games
RankEventYearLocation
4Men2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA

World Championship
RankEventYearLocation
6Men2018

Nations League - Final Round
RankEventYearLocation
1Men2019United States of America
1Men2018France

World League
RankEventYearLocation
5Men2017

European Championship
RankEventYearLocation
1Men2017Poland
5Men2019
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Travelling, basketball, photography, gadgets. (sovsport.ru, 26 Jun 2020; Athlete, 31 Jan 2020; sport-express.ru, 16 Jul 2019)
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Athlete
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Coaching - Kuban State University of Physical Education, Sport and Tourism, Krasnodar, RUS
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Wife Kristina
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Belarusian, English, Russian
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Zenit St. Petersburg [Russian Federation] since 2020
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Tuomas Sammelvuo [club, national], FIN
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Wing spiker (vczenit-spb.ru, 24 Nov 2020)
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He competed in fencing at elite junior level. (worldleague.2016.fivb.com, 31 Aug 2016)
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2015 for Russian Federation (Athlete, 01 Aug 2016)
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In 2020 he suffered a shoulder injury. (ks-yanao.ru, 23 Nov 2020)
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Super League [RUS] (vczenit-spb.ru, 24 Nov 2020)
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He began playing volleyball in 2007 in Brest, Belarus. (Athlete, 01 Aug 2016)
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He previously competed in fencing before deciding to focus on volleyball. "In Belarus, unfortunately, there are few opportunities for growth and serious advancement in this sport [fencing], and even at the time I wanted to help my parents. In general, fencing is a rather expensive sport. So I asked my mother to find me a volleyball group because even before the start of professional training I had learned some techniques myself. In addition, we had a club in the city that I wanted to join in order to start making money. In volleyball, I also began to do well quickly, and a few years later I signed my first contract with a local club." (teamrussia.pro, 18 Aug 2020; fakelvolley.ru, 15 Nov 2014)
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To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (vtbrussia.ru, 24 Sep 2019)
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Winning the 2018 Nations League in France. (Athlete, 31 Jan 2020)
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US swimmer Michael Phelps, US basketball player Michael Jordan, Swiss tennis player Roger Federer, Russian volleyball player Sergey Tetyukhin. (teamrussia.pro, 18 Aug 2020; Athlete, 01 Aug 2016)
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"Patience." (Athlete, 01 Aug 2016)
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He was named as one of the three Best Outside Hitters at the 2019 Nations League in the United States of America. (volleyball.world, 14 Jul 2019)

He was named Most Valuable Player [MVP] and Best Outside Hitter at the 2015 World U23 Championship in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (fakelvolley.com, 01 Jan 2016)

In 2016 he received the title of Master of Sport of International Class in the Russian Federation. (minsport.gov.ru, 21 Mar 2016)

General Interest

General
OFF-HAND HITTER
Despite his left hand being his dominant hand, he uses his right hand to attack when playing volleyball. "I am left-handed. As a child, they tried to retrain me, but my parents intervened. Now I do everything with my left hand. When I was engaged in fencing, I also held an epee with my left hand. But in volleyball I attack with the right hand. I don't even know why it happened." (sport-express.ru, 16 Jul 2019)

SPORT AS HOBBY
He considers volleyball more of a well-paid hobby than an occupation. "I do not think that sport is a profession as such. On the one hand, due to volleyball I support myself, my family. But I regard this more as a hobby that I like very much and that brings income. People in the army, doctors, and teachers are doing a really important job. We are athletes. It is like a gift. We get good money just for hitting the ball. Yes, we try to do it beautifully so that the fans like it. Sport is also hard but I try to look at things as they are." (sport-express.ru, 16 Jul 2019)

FROM BELARUS TO RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Born in Kobryn, Belarus, he played the first two seasons of his career at national level in Belarus. In 2012 he relocated to the Russian Federation to play in the Super League and switched nationalities to the Russian Federation so he would not be considered a foreign player in the Russian league. "It's true, in the process I had to change citizenship in order not to be considered a foreigner in the Russian championship." (nn.by, 10 Dec 2019; vtbrussia.ru, 24 Sep 2019)

Legend
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Silver Medal
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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