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 players can succeed more easily than players with small or short heights. We have already 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 in 2022
10. Egor Kliuka – 2.09m
| Height | 2.09m |
|---|---|
| Age in 2022 | 27 |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Club | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
| Position | Outside Hitter |
Egor Kliuka is a Russian professional volleyball player. He plays an outside hitter position where a tall player can play more efficiently. He is one of the best Russian volleyball players who has won many iconic volleyball titles, including the most valuable player of the year, in 2015. The 2.09m tall is the tenth tallest volleyball player on our list.
9. Ilia Vlasov – 2.12m
| Height | 2.12m |
|---|---|
| Age in 2022 | 27 |
| 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 in the middle 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 2022 | 36 |
| 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 the 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 2022 | 25 |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Club | Magnitka-Universitet Magnitogorsk |
| Position | opposite |
As volleyball is one of the most popular sports in Russia, we have many of the tallest volleyball players in 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 in the opposite position.
6. Aleksey Kazakov – 2.16m
| Height | 2.16m |
|---|---|
| Age in 2022 | 46 |
| 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 team member who won a bronze medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics.
5. Kay van Dijk – 2.16m
| Height | 2.16m |
|---|---|
| Age in 2022 | 38 |
| Nationality | Duch |
| Club | Retired |
| Position | Opposite |
Next on our list of the ten tallest volleyball players in the world is Kay van Dijk, 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 2022 | 26 |
| 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 in 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 2022 | 32 |
| 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 2022 | 33 |
| 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 because the sitting volleyball player tops the list of the tallest volleyball players in the world. Dmitriy Muserskiy can be said to be the world’s tallest volleyball player right now.
1. Morteza Mehrzad – 2.46m
| Height | 2.46m |
|---|---|
| Age in 2022 | 34 |
| 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 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.
