Dmitriy Muserskiy | |||||
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Personal information | |||||
Full name | Dmitry Aleksandrovič Muserskiy | ||||
Nickname | Dima | ||||
Nationality |
Ukrainian Russian |
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Born |
Makiivka, Ukraine, USSR |
October 29, 1988 ||||
Height | 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) | ||||
Weight | 104 kg (229 lb) | ||||
Spike | 375 cm (148 in) | ||||
Block | 351 cm (138 in) | ||||
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Position | Middle blocker/Opposite | ||||
Current club | Belogorie Belgorod | ||||
Number | 13 | ||||
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Last updated: 27 June 2015 |
Dmitriy Aleksandrovič Muserskiy (Russian: Дмитрий Александрович Мусэрский born 29 October 1988) is a Russian volleyball player of Ukrainian origin, a member of Russia men's national volleyball team and Russian club Belogorie Belgorod, Olympic Champion 2012, European Champion 2013, gold medalist of the World Cup 2011, multimedalist of the World League. Muserskiy is currently considered one of the world's tallest Athletes.
Muserskiy started playing volleyball at the age of 8 under the guidance of Boris Osnach. In 2006 Muserskiy defended the colors of the junior national team. On the 4th of June, 2010, in Yekaterinburg, in his first match for the Russia national team against rivals from the United States in the FIVB World League Muserskiy scored 13 points and became the best scorer of the Russian team that day. Musersky in 2011 with Russian national team won the World League, also won the prize for the Best on the Pitch, and the World Cup.
He won Olympic Games London 2012 and World League 2013 and European Championship 2013.
Muserskiy was born in Makiivka, Ukraine, USSR. He was Ukrainian, but he took Russian citizenship in 2006. He is married. In February 2015 his wife gave birth to their son named Roman.