Yury Berezhko

Yury Viktorovich Berezhko (Russian: Юрий Викторович Бережко; born 27 January 1984) is a Russian volleyball player. He currently plays outside hitter for VC Zenit-Kazan.

Yury Berezhko
Personal information
Full name	Yury Viktorovich Berezhko
Nationality	Russian
Born	(1984-01-27) 27 January 1984 (age 40) Komsomolsk-on-Amur, USSR
Height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	90 kg (198 lb)
Spike	346 cm (136 in)
Block	338 cm (133 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Outside hitter
Current club	VC Lokomotiv Novosibirsk
Number	9
Career
Years Teams 2001–2004 2001–2010 2010–2011 2011–2013 2013–2014 2014–2020 2021 2021–2022 2022– Yaroslavich Yaroslavl Dinamo Moscow Casa Modena Zenit Kazan Dinamo Krasnodar Dinamo Moscow Galatasaray Zenit Kazan Lokomotiv Novosibirsk
National team
2005–2018  Russia
Honours Representing  Russia Men's volleyball Olympic Games 2012 London Team 2008 Beijing Team World Cup 2007 Japan World League 2011 Gdansk 2007 Katowice 2010 Cordoba 2006 Moscow 2008 Rio de Janeiro 2009 Belgrade European Championship 2017 Kraków 2007 Russia European League 2005 Russia
Last updated: 22 January 2021

He is an Olympic gold medalist (2012), bronze medalist (2008), World Cup silver medalist and a silver medalist at the 2007 European Championship in Moscow, Russia, playing with the men's national team. Berezhko won Best server Award in 2009 European Championship. He won the award of Best Spiker in that occasion. In January, 2016 Yury Berezhko resumed performances for the Russian national team, helping the Russians qualify for the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Sporting achievements

CEV Cup

• 2014/2015, with Dinamo Moscow

Individual awards

• 2007 European Volleyball Championship – "Best Spiker"
• 2007 World League – "Best Spiker"
• 2009 European Volleyball Championship – "Best Server"
• 2003 European Champions League – "Best Receiver"

References

• FIVB Profile