A player’s height matters a lot in sports like volleyball and basketball. It can help the player in many ways. Taller volleyball and basketball player can get easy success than a player with small or short heights. We already have discussed the tallest male basketball players and the tallest female basketball players in our previous articles. Here in the below story, we have ten of the tallest volleyball players in the world. Let’s dive into the list below.
Top 10 Tallest Volleyball Players in The World 2023
10. Egor Kliuka – 2.09m
| Height | 2.09m |
|---|---|
| Age in 2023 | 28 |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Club | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
| Position | Outside Hitter |
Egor Kliuka is a Russian professional volleyball player. He plays at outside hitter position where a tall player can play more efficiently. He is one of the best Russian volleyball players who has won a number of iconic volleyball titles including the most valuable player of the year 2015. The 2.09m tall is the tenth tallest volleyball player on our list.
9. Ilia Vlasov – 2.12m
| Height | 2.12m |
|---|---|
| Age in 2023 | 28 |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Club | VC Dynamo Moscow |
| Position | Middle Blocker |
Next on the list of tallest volleyball players in the world is another Russian professional player. Ilia Vlasov is 2.12m tall and plays at milldle blocker position. He is a part of the Russian men’s volleyball team. Because of his tall height, his performance as a blocker is impressive.
8. Gustavo Bonatto – 2.15m
| Height | 2.15m |
|---|---|
| Age in 2023 | 37 |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Spike | 340cm |
| Position | Middle Blocker |
In the list of tallest men’s basketball players, we have another middle blocker Gustavo Bonatto. He is a Brazilian professional volleyball player who is 2.15m tall. The stunning player has a spike of 340cm. His professional career is not enriched with many successes but this list of tallest volleyball players has nothing to do with his professional career. Here we are discussing only the height of professional volleyball players.
7. Alexander Kimerov – 2.15m
| Height | 2.15m |
|---|---|
| Age in 2023 | 26 |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Club | Magnitka-Universitet Magnitogorsk |
| Position | opposite |
As volleyball is one of the most popular sports in Russia that is why we have many of the tallest volleyball players from Russia. Another reason can be the average height of Russians that is taller than others. Alexander Kimerov is the next taller volleyball player on the list. He is 2.15m tall and plays at the opposite position.
6. Aleksey Kazakov – 2.16m
| Height | 2.16m |
|---|---|
| Age in 2023 | 47 |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Team | Russian National Volleyball |
| Position | Center-Forward |
Aleksey Kazakov is another tall volleyball player from Russia. He is 2.16m tall and plays a center-forward position. Kazakov is a part of the Russian national volleyball team. He was a part of the FIBA world cup winning team in 1999. Kazakov was also a member of the team who won a bronze medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics.
5. Kay van Dijk – 2.16m
| Height | 2.16m |
|---|---|
| Age in 2023 | 39 |
| Nationality | Duch |
| Club | Retired |
| Position | Opposite |
Next on our list of ten tallest volleyball players in the world is Kay van Dijk who is a Duch professional volleyball player. He has been a part of the Duch national men’s volleyball team. The 2.16m tall plays at the opposite position.
4. Bartlomiej Lemanski – 2.17m
| Height | 2.17m |
|---|---|
| Age in 2023 | 27 |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Club | Cerrad Czarni Radom |
| Position | Middle Blocker |
The giant in the above picture is a Polish professional volleyball player, Bartlomiej Lemanski. He is 2.17m tall and plays at the middle blocker position. He is the fourth tallest volleyball player in the world right now. As a professional, he didn’t have much material to show his glory but here we concern only with his height which made him a part of our list.
3. Renan Buiatti – 2.17m
| Height | 2.17m |
|---|---|
| Age in 2023 | 33 |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Club | Vôlei Itapetininga |
| Position | Opposite |
The third spot on the list is occupied by a tall Brazilian volleyball player, Renan Buiatti. He is 2.17m tall and plays for Brazil’s men’s national volleyball team. He was a part of his national team that finished 2nd in the 2014 World Championship.
2. Dmitriy Muserskiy – 2.18m
| Height | 2.18m |
|---|---|
| Age in 2023 | 34 |
| Nationality | Russian, Ukrainian |
| Club | Suntory Sunbirds |
| Position | Middle Blocker/ Opposite |
At second number on the list of tallest men’s volleyball players, we have Dmitriy Muserskiy from Russia. He is considered the tallest volleyball player in the world and takes advantage of his height to play volleyball. This is called because of the sitting volleyball player who tops the list of tallest volleyball players in the world. Dmitriy Muserskiy can be said the world’s tallest volleyball player right now.
1. Morteza Mehrzad – 2.46m
| Height | 2.46m |
|---|---|
| Age in 2023 | 35 |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Club | Islamic Rep. of Iran |
| Position | Outside Hitter |
The tallest man in Iran, and the tallest volleyball player in the world Morteza Mehrzad is a sitting volleyball player. He plays as an outside hitter. As of 2022, he is the 2nd alive tallest man in the world. Morteza is 2.46m tall which is unbelievable. He is a part of the Iranian men’s national volleyball team.
Summay
- Morteza Mehrzad – 2.46m
- Dmitriy Muserskiy – 2.18m
- Renan Buiatti – 2.17m
- Bartłomiej Lemański – 2.17m
- Kay van Dijk – 2.16m
- Aleksey Kazakov – 2.16m
- Alexander Kimerov – 2.15m
- Gustavo Bonatto – 2.15m
- Ilia Vlasov – 2.12m
- Egor Kliuka – 2.09m
