Ruslan Olikhver

Russian volleyball player
Ruslan Olikhver
Personal information
Full nameRuslan Iosifovich Olikhver
NationalityRussian
Born11 April 1969 (1969-04-11) (age 55)
Riga, Latvia
Height201 cm (6 ft 7 in)
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle blocker
Number4 (national team)

Ruslan Iosifovich Olikhver (Russian: Руслан Иосифович Олихвер, born 11 April 1969) is a Russian former volleyball player of Latvian origin who competed for the Unified Team in the 1992 Summer Olympics, and for Russia in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics.

In 1992, Olikhver was part of the Unified Team that finished seventh in the Olympic tournament. He played all eight matches.

Four years later, he finished fourth with the Russian team in the 1996 Olympic tournament. He played five matches.

At the 2000 Summer Olympics, he was a member of the Russian team that won the silver medal in the Olympic tournament. He played all eight matches.

Club Honors

- Soviet Top League Bronze Medalist (2) – 1990, 1991;
- CEV Cup Finalist (1) – 1991;
- Italian A1 League Champion (1) – 1995;
- Italian Cup Winner (2) – 1994, 1995;
- CEV Cup Winner's Cup Winner (1) – 1995;
- Brazilian Superleague Champion (1) – 1997;
- Brazilian Superleague Runner-up (2) – 1996, 1999;
- Brazilian Superleague Bronze Medalist (1) – 1998;
- Italian Supercup Winner (1) – 1999;
- CEV Cup Winner's Cup Finalist (1) – 2000;
- Russian Super League Runner-up (1) – 2002;
- Russian Super League Bronze Medalist (2) – 2004, 2005;
- Russian Cup Winner (1) – 2004;
- CEV Cup Winner (1) – 2007;

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Soviet Union squad1991 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup – Gold medal
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Russia men's volleyball squad1996 Summer Olympics – 4th place
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Russia squad1999 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup – Gold medal
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Russia men's volleyball squad2000 Summer Olympics – Silver medal
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Russia squad2002 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship – Silver medal
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