Igor Yudin

Igor Yudin (born 17 June 1987) is an Australian volleyball player with Russian origins, a member of Australia men's national volleyball team in 2004–2012 and Italian club Gas Sales Piacenza, a participant of the 2012 Olympic Games, 2007 Asian Champion.

For the Belarusian Olympic skier, see Igor Yudin (alpine skier).

Igor Yudin
Personal information
NationalityRussian
Australian
Born (1987-06-17) 17 June 1987
Yekaterinburg, Russia
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight88 kg (194 lb)
Spike365 cm (144 in)
Block356 cm (140 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter/Opposite
Current clubGas Sales Piacenza
Number6
Career
YearsTeams
2005–2006
2006–2011
2011–2012
2012–2013
2013–2014
2014–2015
2015
2016–2017
2017–2018
2018–		Minas Tênis Clube
Jastrzębski Węgiel
AZS Olsztyn
Yaroslavich Yaroslavl
Kuzbass Kemerovo
Dynamo Krasnodar
Galatasaray Istambul
Łuczniczka Bydgoszcz
Zenit Kazan
Gas Sales Piacenza
National team
2004–2012 Australia
Honours
Representing  Australia
Men's volleyball
Asian Championship
2007 Indonesia
Last updated: 13 September 2019

Personal life

Yudin was born in Yekaterinburg, Russia. He moved to Australia with his family, when he was 14. He has a mother called Tatiana, a stepfather called Russel, and a sister called Victoria who live in Australia. His wife, daughter, and son live Poland. Yudin has had a Russian citizenship since 2013.

Career

He was the Australian volleyball captain at the 2012 Olympic Games.[1] In 2013, He has had a Russian citizenship and stopped playing for the Australian national team. In 2016, Yudin started playing for Russia.[2]

Sporting achievements

FIVB Club World Championship

CEV Challenge Cup

National championships

National team

References
  1. Dwunastoosobowa kadra australijska na igrzyska olimpijskie - siatka.org - 29 June 2012
  2. Igor Yudin: Nie będę już grać w reprezentacji Australii Archived 7 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine - siatkowka24.com - 22 March 2013


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