Dmitriy Muserskiy

Dmitriy Muserskiy is a Russian volleyball player of Ukrainian descent, born on 29 October 1988 in Makiivka, Ukraine, then part of the Soviet Union, who gained Russian citizenship in 2006. He started playing at the age of eight under the guidance of Boris Osnach and is among the tallest athletes in the world. A member of the Russian national team, he won the 2011 World League and World Cup, the 2012 Olympic title and the 2013 European Championship, where he was most valuable player. At club level he played for Belogorie Belgorod, winning the 2013-14 CEV Champions League, and later for the Japanese club Suntory Sunbirds, with which he won the AVC Champions League. He was banned from the sport for nine months in 2021 for doping violations he admitted dating back to 2013.