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 Ga