Jenia Grebennikov
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (1990-08-13) 13 August 1990
Rennes, France
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Spike345 cm (136 in)
Block300 cm (118 in)
Volleyball information
PositionLibero
Current clubZenit Saint Petersburg
Number8
Career
YearsTeams
2008–2013
2013–2015
2015–2018
2018–2020
2020–2021
2021–		Rennes Volley 35
VfB Friedrichshafen
Volley Lube
Trentino Volley
Modena Volley
Zenit Saint Petersburg
National team
2011– France
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2020 Tokyo
FIVB World League
Gold medal – first place2015 Rio de Janeiro
Gold medal – first place2017 Curitiba
Bronze medal – third place2016 Kraków
FIVB Nations League
Gold medal – first place2022 Bologna
Silver medal – second place2018 Lille
Bronze medal – third place2021 Rimini
CEV European Championship
Gold medal – first place2015 Bulgaria/Italy

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.[1]

Personal life

Jenia 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.[2]

Career

Clubs

In April 2015, he signed a contract with the Italian team, Cucine Lube Civitanova.[3]

National team

Jenia Grebennikov debuted on the French national team in 2011. In 2014 he played at the World Championship 2014 held in Poland.[4] France lost the match for the bronze medal with Germany and took 4th place.[5] Grebennikov received an individual award for the Best Libero of the tournament.[6] On October 18, 2015 the French national team, including Grebennikov, achieved the title of the European Champion 2015 (3–0 with Slovenia in the finale).[7] He was awarded Best Libero of the championships.

Honours

Club

  • National championships
    • 2011–12 French Cup, with Rennes Volley 35
    • 2013–14 German Cup, with VfB Friedrichshafen
    • 2014–15 German Cup, with VfB Friedrichshafen
    • 2014–15 German Championship, with VfB Friedrichshafen
    • 2016–17 Italian Cup, with Cucine Lube Civitanova
    • 2016–17 Italian Championship, with Cucine Lube Civitanova

Individual awards

State awards

References

  1. ↑ "Player – Jenia Grebennikov". FIVB. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  2. ↑ "Jenia Grebennikov Is NOW MARRIED!!!". www.volleywood.net. Retrieved 2019-12-07.
  3. ↑ Jenia Grebennikov, Lube Treia ile anlaştı - voleybolextra.com - 24-04-2015
  4. ↑ France - team profile - fivb.org
  5. ↑ Germany take home the bronze medal - fivb.org - 21-09-2014
  6. ↑ Poland in dreamland and in Dream Team - fivb.org - 21-09-2014
  7. ↑ France celebrate historic European crown, Slovenia happy with silver - cev.lu - 18-10-2015
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