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VOLLEYBALL · ALL-ROUND ATTACKER AND BLOCKER · ARCHIVE 74

KONSTANTINREVA

Konstantin Reva helped the Soviet Union win the first two men's world championships before volleyball entered the Olympics.

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AI-generated pencil-and-ink drawing of an imagined indoor volleyball court, net and ball with no people; not a portrait of Konstantin Reva
VOLLEYBALL · COURT ILLUSTRATIONALL-ROUND ATTACKER AND BLOCKER
THE LEGACYWORLD SUCCESS BEFORE THE OLYMPIC ERA
Hlukhiv district, Ukraine1921 — 1997
World titlesEuropean titlesSoviet club championshipsFIVB century recognitionWorld titlesEuropean titlesSoviet club championshipsFIVB century recognition
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Origin
and identity

Konstantin Reva helped the Soviet Union win the first two men's world championships before volleyball entered the Olympics.

Born in Ukraine and later based in Moscow, Reva developed into an influential all-round player. Blocking and attacking supported a team that went unbeaten at the 1949 and 1952 Worlds.

Two European titles and a further world bronze added to that early global record. His achievements belong to a pre-Olympic era and should be understood on the competitions available to him.

02

A defining
career arc

PLACES · MOMENTS · ERAS

DEFINING SCENES.
ONE LEGACY.

1
1949
FIRST WORLD TITLE

Prague

Won the inaugural men's world championship.

2
1950
EUROPEAN CHAMPION

Sofia

Helped the Soviet team win continental gold.

3
1952
WORLD TITLE RETAINED

Moscow

Won a second world championship.

4
1956
WORLD BRONZE

Paris

Returned to the world podium.

03

Completed
milestones

NOT JUST RECORDS.
LANDMARKS.

012

World titles

1949 and 1952.

022

European titles

1950 and 1951.

037

Soviet club championships

Career total recorded by the Hall of Fame.

042001

FIVB century recognition

Special award for his playing contribution.

These are completed, source-backed milestones; changing live totals are intentionally excluded.

STYLE · INFLUENCE · MEMORY

ABOVE THE NET.
BEYOND THE GAME.

Two European titles and a further world bronze added to that early global record. His achievements belong to a pre-Olympic era and should be understood on the competitions available to him.

04

Editorial
references

EDITORIAL & REFERENCE SOURCES

FACTS WITH
A PAPER TRAIL.

01International Volleyball Hall of Fame player biography

Editorial facts and completed milestones last reviewed on October 21, 2026. This independent tribute does not imply endorsement.