The Most Dangerous Volleyball Player in the World | Maxim Mikhaylov

Maxim Mikhaylovich Mikhaylov (Russian: Максим Михайлович Михайлов, born 19 March 1988) is a Russian volleyball player, a member of the Russia men’s national volleyball team and Russian club VC Zenit-Kazan, gold medalist at the Olympic Games London 2012, silver medalist at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, bronze medalist at the Olympic Games Beijing 2008, gold medalist at the World Cup 2011, European Champion 2013 and 2017 and a multiple medalist of the World League. Career Maxim Mikhaylov started playing volleyball in the Leningrad region. From 2003 till 2010 he performed as an outside striker for Yaroslavich Yaroslavl, a team from Yaroslavl. In 2010 he moved to Zenit Kazan.[citation needed] National team In 2008 Russia, including Mikhaylov, won the bronze medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Mikhaylov helped propel Russia to a 10-1 record and the World Cup 2011 gold medal following Sunday’s five-set victory over silver medalist Poland. At the next Olympics, the 2012 Olympic Games in London, his team won gold. Mikhaylov was named best spiker and best scorer at the 2012 Olympics In September 2013 his national team beat Italy in the final of the European Championship (3–1) and achieved the gold medal. He missed the early rounds of the 2013 season due to a shoulder injury and most of the 2014 season due to injuries to both ankles, which required surgery. He played at the 2016 Rio Olympics and 2020 Tokyo Olympics, winning a silver medal at the latter. Club In 2010, Mikhaylov joined Zenit Kazan. With Zenit, he won the CEV Champions League in 2011–12, 2014–15, 2015–16,2016–17 and 2017-18 and was bronze medalist in World Championship Club in 2011. Mikhaylov was voted MVP in the 2016–17 CEV Champions League finals.[citation needed] Individual awards 2007 FIVB U21 World Championship – Best Server 2010 FIVB World League – Best Scorer 2010 FIVB World League – Best Spiker 2010 FIVB World Championship – Best Spiker 2011 CEV Champions League – Best Scorer 2011 FIVB World League – Best Blocker 2011 FIVB World League – Most Valuable Player 2011 CEV European Championship – Best Scorer 2011 CEV European Championship – Best Spiker 2011 FIVB World Cup – Most Valuable Player 2011 FIVB Club World Championship – Best Scorer 2012 CEV Champions League – Best Server 2012 CEV Champions League – Best Scorer 2012 Olympic Games London – Best Scorer 2012 Olympic Games London – Best Spiker 2012 Order of Friendship[8] 2014 CEV Champions League – Best Opposite Spiker 2015 CEV Champions League – Best Opposite Spiker 2016 CEV Champions League – Best Opposite Spiker 2016 Men’s European qualification – Best Opposite Spiker 2017 CEV Champions League – Most Valuable Player 2017 Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner – Most Valuable Player 2017 CEV European Championship – Most Valuable Player 2018 CEV Champions League – Most Valuable Player 2018 FIVB Nations League – Most Valuable Player 2020 Olympic Games Tokyo – Best Opposite Spiker FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA 📱 VFV - Dzen - Telegram - Vkontakte - OK - Rutube -