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Luku 2: Ennätykset ja tilastot
10 testiä · 100 faktaa · päivitetty 26. lokakuuta 2026 · markdown
Volleyball by the numbers: the longest sets, Guinness records, six-time Olympians, giants of the game, title collectors, winning streaks, tie-breaks and golden sets, record crowds and the coaches with the biggest records.
2.21The Longest Sets
A 66-64 set in southern Italy, the records it broke and the clubs that came close.
Testi 1the longest setsTee testi
It opened the FIPAV Cup Men Elite at the PalaCalafiore.
Lähde: CEV, 'Italy and Germany deliver longest set and match ever during FIPAV Cup Men Elite fixture' (cev.eu, August 2026) · muistaminen
Germany's Tobias Brand finally ended it on his team's 15th set point.
Lähde: CEV, 'Italy and Germany deliver longest set and match ever during FIPAV Cup Men Elite fixture' (cev.eu, August 2026) · muistaminen
Germany took the first set; Italy won the match 15-12 in the fifth.
Lähde: CEV, 'Italy and Germany deliver longest set and match ever during FIPAV Cup Men Elite fixture' (cev.eu, August 2026) · muistaminen
Their 50-48 set lasted 62 minutes; Brazil and Canada played the longest match.
Lähde: CEV, 'Italy and Germany deliver longest set and match ever during FIPAV Cup Men Elite fixture' (cev.eu, August 2026) · muistaminen
Italy's coach Ferdinando De Giorgi had been part of it.
Lähde: CEV, 'Italy and Germany deliver longest set and match ever during FIPAV Cup Men Elite fixture' (cev.eu, August 2026) · muistaminen
The match went the full five sets after its huge first set.
Lähde: CEV, 'Italy and Germany deliver longest set and match ever during FIPAV Cup Men Elite fixture' (cev.eu, August 2026) · muistaminen
The crowd of about 4,400 saw the set go on and on.
Lähde: CEV, 'Italy and Germany deliver longest set and match ever during FIPAV Cup Men Elite fixture' (cev.eu, August 2026) · muistaminen
About 75 minutes, 2 hours 53 minutes and 3 hours 50 minutes.
Lähde: CEV, 'Italy and Germany deliver longest set and match ever during FIPAV Cup Men Elite fixture' (cev.eu, August 2026) · muistaminen
2002, June 2026 and August 2026.
Lähde: CEV, 'Italy and Germany deliver longest set and match ever during FIPAV Cup Men Elite fixture' (cev.eu, August 2026) · muistaminen
The 66-64 set beat the Nations League's 50-48 record of June 2026.
Lähde: CEV, 'Italy and Germany deliver longest set and match ever during FIPAV Cup Men Elite fixture' (cev.eu, August 2026) · soveltaminen
2.22Guinness Records
Marathons indoors, outdoors and on the sand, a 430-player match and 3,002 passes.
Testi 1Guinness volleyball recordsTee testi
Guinness lists it as the longest indoor volleyball marathon.
Lähde: Guinness World Records (guinnessworldrecords.com): volleyball marathon and participation records; KIIT/KISS on the 2024 Bhubaneswar match · muistaminen
It lasted 24 hours, 27 minutes and 44 seconds.
Lähde: Guinness World Records (guinnessworldrecords.com): volleyball marathon and participation records; KIIT/KISS on the 2024 Bhubaneswar match · muistaminen
They played on 3 and 4 July 2010, far from any sea.
Lähde: Guinness World Records (guinnessworldrecords.com): volleyball marathon and participation records; KIIT/KISS on the 2024 Bhubaneswar match · muistaminen
The previous record was 294 players, in France in 2011.
Lähde: Guinness World Records (guinnessworldrecords.com): volleyball marathon and participation records; KIIT/KISS on the 2024 Bhubaneswar match · muistaminen
Points piled up for eight hours before the record was confirmed.
Lähde: Guinness World Records (guinnessworldrecords.com): volleyball marathon and participation records; KIIT/KISS on the 2024 Bhubaneswar match · muistaminen
Ashlyn Brush and Katelyn Westover set it in Weiser.
Lähde: Guinness World Records (guinnessworldrecords.com): volleyball marathon and participation records; KIIT/KISS on the 2024 Bhubaneswar match · muistaminen
It beat the 1,610 players of a 2014 event in Canada.
Lähde: Guinness World Records (guinnessworldrecords.com): volleyball marathon and participation records; KIIT/KISS on the 2024 Bhubaneswar match · muistaminen
About 24.5 hours, 25.5 hours and 101 hours.
Lähde: Guinness World Records (guinnessworldrecords.com): volleyball marathon and participation records; KIIT/KISS on the 2024 Bhubaneswar match · muistaminen
294, 430, 1,610 and 2,355.
Lähde: Guinness World Records (guinnessworldrecords.com): volleyball marathon and participation records; KIIT/KISS on the 2024 Bhubaneswar match · muistaminen
2,355 players used 276 courts at the same time.
Lähde: Guinness World Records (guinnessworldrecords.com): volleyball marathon and participation records; KIIT/KISS on the 2024 Bhubaneswar match · soveltaminen
2.23Six Olympic Games
The two players who went to six Games, the five-time Olympians and a man who switched to sand.
Testi 1six Olympic GamesTee testi
Sergey Tetyukhin and Yevgeniya Artamonova share the record.
Lähde: CEV, 'Volleyball legends Artamonova, Tetyukhin lead the way with six Olympic appearances' (cev.eu); NBC Sports on the Rio 2016 flag bearers · muistaminen
Silver in 2000, bronze in 2004 and 2008, then gold in London.
Lähde: CEV, 'Volleyball legends Artamonova, Tetyukhin lead the way with six Olympic appearances' (cev.eu); NBC Sports on the Rio 2016 flag bearers · muistaminen
He went on to play every Games from 1996 to 2016.
Lähde: CEV, 'Volleyball legends Artamonova, Tetyukhin lead the way with six Olympic appearances' (cev.eu); NBC Sports on the Rio 2016 flag bearers · muistaminen
He is the only volleyball player with four medals that include gold, silver and bronze.
Lähde: CEV, 'Volleyball legends Artamonova, Tetyukhin lead the way with six Olympic appearances' (cev.eu); NBC Sports on the Rio 2016 flag bearers · muistaminen
She played for the Unified Team and then for Russia.
Lähde: CEV, 'Volleyball legends Artamonova, Tetyukhin lead the way with six Olympic appearances' (cev.eu); NBC Sports on the Rio 2016 flag bearers · muistaminen
He played indoors in 2000 and 2004 and on the beach in 2008, 2012 and 2016.
Lähde: CEV, 'Volleyball legends Artamonova, Tetyukhin lead the way with six Olympic appearances' (cev.eu); NBC Sports on the Rio 2016 flag bearers · muistaminen
Fofão and Mauricio Lima are both five-time Olympians.
Lähde: CEV, 'Volleyball legends Artamonova, Tetyukhin lead the way with six Olympic appearances' (cev.eu); NBC Sports on the Rio 2016 flag bearers · muistaminen
2000 to 2016, five Games in a row in two forms of the game.
Lähde: CEV, 'Volleyball legends Artamonova, Tetyukhin lead the way with six Olympic appearances' (cev.eu); NBC Sports on the Rio 2016 flag bearers · muistaminen
Five, six, nine and ten: the equestrian Millar holds the record for any sport.
Lähde: CEV, 'Volleyball legends Artamonova, Tetyukhin lead the way with six Olympic appearances' (cev.eu); NBC Sports on the Rio 2016 flag bearers · muistaminen
Tetyukhin was Russia's flag bearer at the Rio opening ceremony.
Lähde: CEV, 'Volleyball legends Artamonova, Tetyukhin lead the way with six Olympic appearances' (cev.eu); NBC Sports on the Rio 2016 flag bearers · soveltaminen
2.24Giants of the Game
The tallest Paralympian, a 2.18 m Olympic champion and the stars who stood out by height or by jump.
Testi 1giants of the gameTee testi
He is about 8 ft 1 in tall and plays sitting volleyball.
Lähde: CNN and NBC Sports on Morteza Mehrzad (2016-2024); AFP and The Moscow Times on the London 2012 men's final; UCLA Arthur Ashe Center on Flo Hyman · muistaminen
He was his team's top scorer in the Rio 2016 final.
Lähde: CNN and NBC Sports on Morteza Mehrzad (2016-2024); AFP and The Moscow Times on the London 2012 men's final; UCLA Arthur Ashe Center on Flo Hyman · muistaminen
Tokyo had made him a bed; in Paris he slept on the floor until it was sorted out.
Lähde: CNN and NBC Sports on Morteza Mehrzad (2016-2024); AFP and The Moscow Times on the London 2012 men's final; UCLA Arthur Ashe Center on Flo Hyman · muistaminen
AFP gave his height as 2.18 m, about 7 ft 2 in.
Lähde: CNN and NBC Sports on Morteza Mehrzad (2016-2024); AFP and The Moscow Times on the London 2012 men's final; UCLA Arthur Ashe Center on Flo Hyman · muistaminen
His 31 points led Russia's comeback from two sets down.
Lähde: CNN and NBC Sports on Morteza Mehrzad (2016-2024); AFP and The Moscow Times on the London 2012 men's final; UCLA Arthur Ashe Center on Flo Hyman · muistaminen
The reports of the final all describe him as a middle blocker.
Lähde: CNN and NBC Sports on Morteza Mehrzad (2016-2024); AFP and The Moscow Times on the London 2012 men's final; UCLA Arthur Ashe Center on Flo Hyman · muistaminen
Her 36-inch vertical leap took her far above taller blockers.
Lähde: International Volleyball Hall of Fame, Mireya Luis (volleyhall.org) · muistaminen
About 1.78 m, 1.96 m, 2.18 m and 2.46 m.
Lähde: CNN and NBC Sports on Morteza Mehrzad (2016-2024); AFP and The Moscow Times on the London 2012 men's final; UCLA Arthur Ashe Center on Flo Hyman · muistaminen
About 1977, 1982, 1986 and 2000.
Lähde: International Volleyball Hall of Fame, Mireya Luis (volleyhall.org) · muistaminen
Flo Hyman stood 6 ft 5 in, among the tallest women in the game.
Lähde: CNN and NBC Sports on Morteza Mehrzad (2016-2024); AFP and The Moscow Times on the London 2012 men's final; UCLA Arthur Ashe Center on Flo Hyman · soveltaminen
2.25Title Collectors
Nine World Leagues, twelve Grand Prix titles and clubs that kept winning.
Testi 1title collectorsTee testi
1993, 2001, five in a row from 2003, then 2009 and 2010.
Lähde: FIVB World League and World Grand Prix results (Volleyball World archives); Olympics.com, 'Brazil, two decades of dominating volleyball' · muistaminen
Italy won eight; Russia came next with three.
Lähde: FIVB World League and World Grand Prix results (Volleyball World archives); Olympics.com, 'Brazil, two decades of dominating volleyball' · muistaminen
The World League went on until 2017 without another Brazilian win.
Lähde: FIVB World League and World Grand Prix results (Volleyball World archives); Olympics.com, 'Brazil, two decades of dominating volleyball' · muistaminen
The Grand Prix ran from 1993 to 2017.
Lähde: FIVB World League and World Grand Prix results (Volleyball World archives); Olympics.com, 'Brazil, two decades of dominating volleyball' · muistaminen
Their 2017 title made them the leaders in medals too.
Lähde: FIVB World League and World Grand Prix results (Volleyball World archives); Olympics.com, 'Brazil, two decades of dominating volleyball' · muistaminen
The Istanbul club has won more matches at the women's Club World Championship than anyone.
Lähde: Guinness World Records, most consecutive volleyball victories in all competitions (female); CEV on VakifBank's second Guinness record · muistaminen
1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1989 and 1990.
Lähde: International Volleyball Hall of Fame, Nikolay Karpol (volleyhall.org) · muistaminen
6, 9, 12 and 19.
Lähde: FIVB World League and World Grand Prix results (Volleyball World archives); Olympics.com, 'Brazil, two decades of dominating volleyball' · muistaminen
1990, 1993, 2010 and 2017.
Lähde: FIVB World League and World Grand Prix results (Volleyball World archives); Olympics.com, 'Brazil, two decades of dominating volleyball' · muistaminen
Uralochka was Karpol's club; it won the European Cup six times.
Lähde: International Volleyball Hall of Fame, Nikolay Karpol (volleyhall.org) · soveltaminen
2.26Winning Streaks
Seventy-six in a row in Italy, seventy-three in Istanbul and 109 on an American campus.
Testi 1winning streaksTee testi
It was a Guinness record for consecutive wins in all competitions.
Lähde: Volleyball World, 'Bison stampede brings Conegliano dream run crashing down' (December 2021); Guinness World Records; CEV · muistaminen
It ran from 12 December 2019 to 1 December 2021.
Lähde: Volleyball World, 'Bison stampede brings Conegliano dream run crashing down' (December 2021); Guinness World Records; CEV · muistaminen
The Florence club won the fifth set 15-12.
Lähde: Volleyball World, 'Bison stampede brings Conegliano dream run crashing down' (December 2021); Guinness World Records; CEV · muistaminen
Their run took in five trophies, including the Champions League.
Lähde: Guinness World Records, most consecutive volleyball victories in all competitions (female); CEV on VakifBank's second Guinness record · muistaminen
The streak ended on 27 January 2014, in a city derby.
Lähde: Guinness World Records, most consecutive volleyball victories in all competitions (female); CEV on VakifBank's second Guinness record · muistaminen
The 111 straight sets were an NCAA record too.
Lähde: Penn State Athletics and The Daily Collegian on the 109-match streak (2007-2010); Penn State release on Russ Rose's retirement (December 2021) · muistaminen
They beat Florida 3-1 on the road for win number 109.
Lähde: Penn State Athletics and The Daily Collegian on the 109-match streak (2007-2010); Penn State release on Russ Rose's retirement (December 2021) · muistaminen
73, 76 and 109 matches.
Lähde: Volleyball World, 'Bison stampede brings Conegliano dream run crashing down' (December 2021); Guinness World Records; CEV · muistaminen
September 2010, January 2014 and December 2021.
Lähde: Volleyball World, 'Bison stampede brings Conegliano dream run crashing down' (December 2021); Guinness World Records; CEV · muistaminen
VakifBank's 73 straight wins entered Guinness World Records.
Lähde: Guinness World Records, most consecutive volleyball victories in all competitions (female); CEV on VakifBank's second Guinness record · soveltaminen
2.27Tie-Breaks and Golden Sets
The fifth set, the golden set and two of the most famous deciders.
Testi 1tie-breaks and golden setsTee testi
The team that wins it goes through, whatever the two legs said.
Lähde: Volleyball World (it.volleyballworld.com) on the longest SuperLega tie-break, October 2022; CEV cup regulations on the Golden Set · muistaminen
A 3-0 win and a 1-3 loss can leave both teams on the same match points.
Lähde: Volleyball World (it.volleyballworld.com) on the longest SuperLega tie-break, October 2022; CEV cup regulations on the Golden Set · muistaminen
The CEV Cup still used the golden set in 2025-26.
Lähde: Volleyball World (it.volleyballworld.com) on the longest SuperLega tie-break, October 2022; CEV cup regulations on the Golden Set · muistaminen
It beat the previous record by a single minute.
Lähde: Volleyball World (it.volleyballworld.com) on the longest SuperLega tie-break, October 2022; CEV cup regulations on the Golden Set · muistaminen
Neither side could get two points clear until 24-22.
Lähde: Volleyball World (it.volleyballworld.com) on the longest SuperLega tie-break, October 2022; CEV cup regulations on the Golden Set · muistaminen
That playoff quarter-final fifth set lasted 35 minutes.
Lähde: Volleyball World (it.volleyballworld.com) on the longest SuperLega tie-break, October 2022; CEV cup regulations on the Golden Set · muistaminen
Russia, two sets down, won the last three sets.
Lähde: AFP, The Moscow Times and RBTH reports on the London 2012 men's Olympic final · muistaminen
Only a tie that ends level needs the golden set.
Lähde: Volleyball World (it.volleyballworld.com) on the longest SuperLega tie-break, October 2022; CEV cup regulations on the Golden Set · muistaminen
One of the great Olympic comebacks: 19-25, 20-25, 29-27, 25-22, 15-9.
Lähde: AFP, The Moscow Times and RBTH reports on the London 2012 men's Olympic final · muistaminen
Verona won at Piacenza; the tie-break lasted 36 minutes.
Lähde: Volleyball World (it.volleyballworld.com) on the longest SuperLega tie-break, October 2022; CEV cup regulations on the Golden Set · soveltaminen
2.28Yleisöennätykset
A college match on a football field and a match in the rain at the Maracanã.
Testi 1record crowdsTee testi
Nebraska swept the University of Nebraska Omaha in three sets.
Lähde: AP, CBS Sports and NBC Sports on Nebraska's record crowd of 30 August 2023; Jornal de Brasilia on the 1983 Maracana match · muistaminen
The previous mark, 91,648, had come from Barcelona's stadium in 2022.
Lähde: AP, CBS Sports and NBC Sports on Nebraska's record crowd of 30 August 2023; Jornal de Brasilia on the 1983 Maracana match · muistaminen
Seats and standing room were set out on the field around the court.
Lähde: AP, CBS Sports and NBC Sports on Nebraska's record crowd of 30 August 2023; Jornal de Brasilia on the 1983 Maracana match · muistaminen
Cook was Nebraska's head coach for 25 seasons.
Lähde: AP, CBS Sports and NBC Sports on Nebraska's record crowd of 30 August 2023; Jornal de Brasilia on the 1983 Maracana match · muistaminen
It is still called the record crowd for an Olympic sport.
Lähde: AP, CBS Sports and NBC Sports on Nebraska's record crowd of 30 August 2023; Jornal de Brasilia on the 1983 Maracana match · muistaminen
Brazil beat the Olympic and world champions in four sets.
Lähde: AP, CBS Sports and NBC Sports on Nebraska's record crowd of 30 August 2023; Jornal de Brasilia on the 1983 Maracana match · muistaminen
The crowd stayed through the downpour.
Lähde: AP, CBS Sports and NBC Sports on Nebraska's record crowd of 30 August 2023; Jornal de Brasilia on the 1983 Maracana match · muistaminen
About 61,500, 92,003 and 95,887.
Lähde: AP, CBS Sports and NBC Sports on Nebraska's record crowd of 30 August 2023; Jornal de Brasilia on the 1983 Maracana match · muistaminen
The day ended with country music after the record match.
Lähde: AP, CBS Sports and NBC Sports on Nebraska's record crowd of 30 August 2023; Jornal de Brasilia on the 1983 Maracana match · muistaminen
It was the largest crowd ever for a women's sporting event.
Lähde: AP, CBS Sports and NBC Sports on Nebraska's record crowd of 30 August 2023; Jornal de Brasilia on the 1983 Maracana match · soveltaminen
2.29College Coaching Records
Nineteen titles at one university, 1,330 wins at another and four national titles at a third.
Testi 1college coaching recordsTee testi
His last title came in 2006; he was there for every one of them.
Lähde: UCLA Athletics on Al Scates (2011-2012); Penn State on Russ Rose (2021); Huskers.com and NCAA.com on John Cook's retirement (January 2025) · muistaminen
His record over those 50 seasons was 1,239-290.
Lähde: UCLA Athletics on Al Scates (2011-2012); Penn State on Russ Rose (2021); Huskers.com and NCAA.com on John Cook's retirement (January 2025) · muistaminen
He retired in December 2021 after 43 seasons.
Lähde: UCLA Athletics on Al Scates (2011-2012); Penn State on Russ Rose (2021); Huskers.com and NCAA.com on John Cook's retirement (January 2025) · muistaminen
He became one of only three coaches to reach 1,000 wins.
Lähde: Penn State Athletics and The Daily Collegian on the 109-match streak (2007-2010); Penn State release on Russ Rose's retirement (December 2021) · muistaminen
He won more matches than any Division I coach in the 21st century.
Lähde: UCLA Athletics on Al Scates (2011-2012); Penn State on Russ Rose (2021); Huskers.com and NCAA.com on John Cook's retirement (January 2025) · muistaminen
His Nebraska record was 722-103.
Lähde: UCLA Athletics on Al Scates (2011-2012); Penn State on Russ Rose (2021); Huskers.com and NCAA.com on John Cook's retirement (January 2025) · muistaminen
She was a Nebraska graduate and had been coaching Louisville.
Lähde: UCLA Athletics on Al Scates (2011-2012); Penn State on Russ Rose (2021); Huskers.com and NCAA.com on John Cook's retirement (January 2025) · muistaminen
883, 1,239 and 1,330.
Lähde: UCLA Athletics on Al Scates (2011-2012); Penn State on Russ Rose (2021); Huskers.com and NCAA.com on John Cook's retirement (January 2025) · muistaminen
2012, 2021 and 2025.
Lähde: UCLA Athletics on Al Scates (2011-2012); Penn State on Russ Rose (2021); Huskers.com and NCAA.com on John Cook's retirement (January 2025) · muistaminen
2.30Coaches Around the World
A coach with Olympic golds for men and women, a New Zealander, a Korean in Peru and six medals from one bench.
Testi 1coaches around the worldTee testi
Zé Roberto led Brazil's men to gold in Barcelona.
Lähde: International Volleyball Hall of Fame, Zé Roberto; Olympedia coaching records; LOVB on Zé Roberto's appointment (2026) · muistaminen
He later added silver at Tokyo 2020 and bronze at Paris 2024.
Lähde: International Volleyball Hall of Fame, Zé Roberto; Olympedia coaching records; LOVB on Zé Roberto's appointment (2026) · muistaminen
The US professional league named him head coach of its Los Angeles team.
Lähde: International Volleyball Hall of Fame, Zé Roberto; Olympedia coaching records; LOVB on Zé Roberto's appointment (2026) · muistaminen
He was born in Christchurch and played for New Zealand before college in the USA.
Lähde: International Volleyball Hall of Fame, Hugh McCutcheon (volleyhall.org) · muistaminen
The 2008 World League was the first ever won by the USA.
Lähde: International Volleyball Hall of Fame, Hugh McCutcheon (volleyhall.org) · muistaminen
He graduated from Kyung-Hee University in Seoul in 1960.
Lähde: International Volleyball Hall of Fame, Man-Bok Park (volleyhall.org) · muistaminen
Two bronzes with the women, then gold, silver, silver and gold with the men.
Lähde: International Volleyball Hall of Fame, Bernardinho; Olympics.com, 'Brazil, two decades of dominating volleyball' · muistaminen
Two women's bronzes, then men's medals at four Games in a row; London brought a second silver.
Lähde: International Volleyball Hall of Fame, Bernardinho; Olympics.com, 'Brazil, two decades of dominating volleyball' · muistaminen
1973, 1974, 1982 and 1988.
Lähde: International Volleyball Hall of Fame, Man-Bok Park (volleyhall.org) · muistaminen
Man-Bok Park's Peru lost the final in five sets; they had beaten China in a five-set semi-final.
Lähde: International Volleyball Hall of Fame, Man-Bok Park (volleyhall.org) · soveltaminen
Lähteet
Primary/official sources only, no Wikipedia citations: the International Volleyball Hall of Fame, the FIVB and Volleyball World, the CEV, the NCAA, the IOC, World ParaVolley, the federations', clubs' and leagues' own histories, Guinness World Records and named reputable media.
- CEV, 'Italy and Germany deliver longest set and match ever during FIPAV Cup Men Elite fixture' (cev.eu, August 2026)10
- Guinness World Records (guinnessworldrecords.com): volleyball marathon and participation records; KIIT/KISS on the 2024 Bhubaneswar match10
- CEV, 'Volleyball legends Artamonova, Tetyukhin lead the way with six Olympic appearances' (cev.eu); NBC Sports on the Rio 2016 flag bearers10
- AP, CBS Sports and NBC Sports on Nebraska's record crowd of 30 August 2023; Jornal de Brasilia on the 1983 Maracana match10
- UCLA Athletics on Al Scates (2011-2012); Penn State on Russ Rose (2021); Huskers.com and NCAA.com on John Cook's retirement (January 2025)9
- CNN and NBC Sports on Morteza Mehrzad (2016-2024); AFP and The Moscow Times on the London 2012 men's final; UCLA Arthur Ashe Center on Flo Hyman8
- Volleyball World (it.volleyballworld.com) on the longest SuperLega tie-break, October 2022; CEV cup regulations on the Golden Set8
- FIVB World League and World Grand Prix results (Volleyball World archives); Olympics.com, 'Brazil, two decades of dominating volleyball'7
- Volleyball World, 'Bison stampede brings Conegliano dream run crashing down' (December 2021); Guinness World Records; CEV5
- Guinness World Records, most consecutive volleyball victories in all competitions (female); CEV on VakifBank's second Guinness record4
- Penn State Athletics and The Daily Collegian on the 109-match streak (2007-2010); Penn State release on Russ Rose's retirement (December 2021)3
- International Volleyball Hall of Fame, Zé Roberto; Olympedia coaching records; LOVB on Zé Roberto's appointment (2026)3
- International Volleyball Hall of Fame, Man-Bok Park (volleyhall.org)3
- International Volleyball Hall of Fame, Mireya Luis (volleyhall.org)2
- International Volleyball Hall of Fame, Nikolay Karpol (volleyhall.org)2
- AFP, The Moscow Times and RBTH reports on the London 2012 men's Olympic final2
- International Volleyball Hall of Fame, Hugh McCutcheon (volleyhall.org)2
- International Volleyball Hall of Fame, Bernardinho; Olympics.com, 'Brazil, two decades of dominating volleyball'2