Vladimir Alekno

Vladimir Romanovich Alekno (; born in Polotsk on 4 December 1966) is a former Russian volleyball player and current volleyball coach.

Alekno's volleyball career started in 1984 in the SKA Minsk. Alekno coached the Russian national volleyball team in 2007-2008 and 2011–2012. Under his leadership, the Russian players won the gold medal in 2012 and the bronze medal in 2008 at the Summer Olympic Games. Also, they won the World League and the World Cup, both times in 2011.

In 2020, Alekno was announced as head coach of the Iran national volleyball team.

He publicly supported Russian invasion of Ukraine, calling for participation in supplying one of the Russian army units. Vladimir Alekno was brought to the Ukrainian Mirotvorets list as an accomplice in the crimes of the Russian authorities against Ukraine and its citizens.

Early life Alekno was born on 4 December 1966, in Polotsk, Vitebsk Voblast, to a Belarusian mother and a Lithuanian father.

Awards Individual 2013 Order of Honour 2019 Order of Friendship