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{{Short description|Indian volleyball player}}
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{{Infobox volleyball player
| name = G R VAISHNAV
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|02|11|df=y}}
| home_town = Coimbatore
| Present = Chennai
| height = {{height|cm=207|precision=0}}
| weight = {{convert|90|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
| spike = {{convert|357|cm|abbr=on}}
| block = {{convert|340|cm|abbr=on}}
| position = CENTRE BLOCKER
| currentclub = IOB
| currentnumber= 1 or 11
| years = From 2008 in Indian Team - Present
| clubs =
| nationalyears = 2007 - Present
| nationalteam = [[India men's national volleyball team|India]]
| medaltemplates-expand =
| medaltemplates =
}}

'''G R Vaishnav''' (born 11 February 1990) is a member of the [[India men's national volleyball team]]. He wears the Number 1 or 11 Jersey for the Team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/asian-games-2014-india-win-in-mens-volleyball-women-lose/|title=Asian Games 2014: India win in men’s volleyball, women lose|date=2 October 2014|publisher=Indian Express|accessdate=24 October 2014}}</ref> He also plays for Indian overseas bank volleyball team. He hails from Coimbatore presently at Chennai.

He played the [[2009 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship|2009]] Junior world championship at Pune, India which secured fourth and it is the very first time for India to reach fourth position in U-21 World championship. He played [[2014 AVC Cup for Men|2014 Asian Cup]] which got Silver medal 🥈 in Asia for the very first time and got an individual award of Best Blocker. Currently he plays for [[Ahmedabad Defenders]] in [[Pro Volleyball League]].

==Sports career==
Started volleyball in the age of 12 in M Nanjappa chettiar matriculation school, Coimbatore and started professionally from the class of 11th in [[Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, Coimbatore ]] , Swami Shivananda Sports School and joined in [[Sri Krishna Arts and Science College ]]
(a) Kovai volleyball academy (now called as Sriram Volleyball Academy) trained under Indian volleyball team coach [[G. E. Sridharan]] – [[Arjuna Award]] and [[Dronacharya Award]] and after couples of years of hard work and dedication selected to [[India men's national volleyball team ]] Taminadu State Senior Men team from 2008 and received a job from [[Indian Overseas Bank]] as Manager.

==International==

Gold medal in
[[Volleyball at the 2016 South Asian Games ]]

Fifth in [[Volleyball at the 2014 Asian Games]]

Silver medal in [[2014 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup]]

[[2012 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup ]]

[[2013 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship ]]

[[2011 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship ]]

[[FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship ]]

[[2010 Asian Junior Men's Volleyball Championship ]]

[[2009 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship ]]

[[2009 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship ]]

[[2008 Asian Youth Boys Volleyball Championship ]]

ASIAN ZONAL QUALIFICATION FOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ( SRI LANKA –Round 1 ) 2013 WINNERS

CHINA CHALLENGERS TROPHY ( CHINA) 2013 SILVER MEDAL

TEST MATCHES AT
ITALY 2009
POLAND2009
TUNISIA 2010 & 2011
INDIA – EGYPT TEST MATCH WINNERS (2008)

==Individual awards==
*BEST BLOCKER in ASIA CUP 2014 KAZAKHSTAN
*BEST BLOCKER IN Junior ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIP 2010 Thailand
*BEST BLOCKER IN TUNIS,QATAR,DUBAI, MALAYSIA

==Tamilnadu==

*SENIOR NATIONALS 2017-18 Kerala Fourth
*SENIOR NATIONALS 2016-17 Chennai Bronze medal
*SENIOR NATIONALS 2015-16 Bangalore Bronze medal
*FEDERATION CUP 2015 SILVER MEDAL
*SENIOR NATIONALS 2014-15 (CHENNAI) SILVER MEDAL
*NATIONAL GAMES 2014 ( CALICUT ) - GOLD MEDAL
*FEDERATION CUP 2013 ( KERALA ) - WINNERS
*SENIOR NATIONALS 2013 ( UTTHARPRADESH) – GOLD MEDAL
*SENIOR NATIONALS 2012 ( JAIPUR ) SILVER MEDAL
*SENIOR NATIONALS 2011 ( RAIPUR ) FOURTH
*SENIOR NATIONALS 2008 ( JAIPUR ) SILVER MEDAL
*JUNIOR NATIONAL 2006 GOLD MEDAL

==Club==
*INDIAN OVERSEAS BANK
*NATIONAL CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS 2015
*NATIONAL CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP SILVER MEDAL 2012 & 2013
*WINNERS IN STATE CHAMPIONSHIP CONTINUOUSLY FROM 2008 TO 2013, 2016, 2017
*Al Rayan
*VOLIQ
* Qatar Dubai Malaysia Kuwait

== References ==
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https://www.deccanchronicle.com/131218/sports-other-sports/article/vaishnav-tamil-nadus-go-man

https://www.deccanchronicle.com/140110/sports-other-sports/article/v-victory-and-vaishnav

http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/asian-games-2014-india-win-in-mens-volleyball-women-lose/

https://www.deccanchronicle.com/131218/sports-other-sports/article/vaishnav-tamil-nadus-go-man

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Volleyball-In-which-TN-packs-a-power-punch/articleshow/46049454.cms

http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/jerome-powers-kerala-past-tn/article22870604.ece

http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/incheon-asian-games-2014-indian-men-finish-fifth-in-asiad-volleyball/article6468876.ece

https://www.sportskeeda.com/volleyball/2nd-national-club-volleyball-championship-ongc-retain-mens-crown-kesb-pocket-womens-title

https://www.news18.com/news/india/lusofonia-games-indian-men-defeat-mozambique-in-volleyball-662949.html

http://www.india.com/asian-games-2014/asian-games-2014-nari-president-raninder-singh-heaps-praise-on-medalists-jitu-rai-shweta-chaudhry-153320/

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Coimbatore]]
[[Category:Indian men's volleyball players]]
[[Category:Volleyball players at the 2014 Asian Games]]
[[Category:1990 births]]
[[Category:Volleyball players from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Asian Games competitors for India]]

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