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Jenia Grebennikov

Jenia Grebennikov (born 13 August 1990) is a French professional volleyball player of Russian descent who plays as a libero for Zenit Saint Petersburg and the France national team. Grebennikov won a gold medal in the men's tournament at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 and is the 2015 European Champion.

Personal life

Grebennikov was born in Rennes, France. His father Boris Grebennikov is a former Soviet and Kazakh volleyball player and coach. He married his longtime girlfriend Wiem on 31 December 2018.

Career

Clubs

In April 2015, he signed a contract with the Italian team, Cucine Lube Civitanova.

National team

Jenia Grebennikov debuted on the French national team in 2011. In 2014 he played at the World Championship 2014 held in Poland. France lost the match for the bronze medal with Germany and took 4th place. Grebennikov received an individual award for the Best Libero of the tournament. On 18 October 2015 the French national team, including Grebennikov, achieved the title of the European Champion 2015 (3–0 with Slovenia in the finale). He was awarded Best Libero of the championships.

Honours

Club

Individual awards

State awards

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