Sergey Shlyapnikov
| Sergey Shlyapnikov | |
|---|---|
 Shlyapnikov in 2018 | |
| Personal information | |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Born | 7 May 1961 Yaroslavl, Russia |
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
Sergey Konstantinovich Shlyapnikov (Russian: Сергей Константинович Шляпников; born 7 May 1961) is a Russian volleyball coach who coached the Russia men's national volleyball team at the 2015 European Games in Baku where the team won a bronze medal.[1]
Since 2017 he has been coaching the national men's team. Shlyapnikov is a Merited Master of Sports in Volleyball and Merited Coach of Russia.
Coaching career
Shlyapnikov successfully coached the U19 men's national team, winning with them the 1999 U19 World Championships, as well as the 1999 and 2003 European Championships. For his success the International Olympic Committee awarded him the title "World's Best Boys' Coach".[2]
He then coached the U21 men's junior team. Shlyapnikov helped the team to become
Shlyapnikov brought his team to the final of the 2017 Men's European Volleyball Championship, winning the championship title there.
See also
References
- ^ "Team Roster – Russia". baku2015.com. Archived from the original on May 26, 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
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