Greg's Story
Having taken up volleyball at the end of primary school in Australia after migrating with his family from Uzbekistan when he was five, Greg Sukochev made his senior Australian debut against Argentina in 2006. The national debut came after competing with fellow London Olympian Becharra Palmer at the 2005 U/19 World Beach Volleyball Championships.
Making his Olympic debut in 2012, Sukochev 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. Sukochev 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.
