Igor's Story
Igor Yudin captained the Volleyroos to a momentous run at the Olympic Qualification Tournament that saw his side secure a berth at the London Games. Born in Russia, Yudin moved to Australia from the volleyball mad country when he was 14 having already played the sport for five years and made his senior debut in 2005.
Having played over 200 games for Australia he made his Olympic debut in 2012 as captain. Yudin and the Australian team lost their first match to Argentina before knocking off hosts Great Britain in straight sets. Despite not winning a set against Hungary, the Aussies took a 2-0 set lead over Italy before the world’s sixth ranked team claimed victory 3-2. Yudin and his teammates then pulled off one of the upsets of the Games when they defeated third ranked Poland 3-1. The Team’s final placing was ninth.
