Savin was born in Taganrog. As a child, he moved with his parents in the city of Obninsk, Kaluga Oblast. He studied at the high school №6 Obninsk. As a student in Obninsk, he began playing volleyball. He played club volleyball in 1967 for Obninsk Youth (in 2004 it was renamed Sports School, which bears Savin's name). His first coach was Vladimir Pitanov (1946–2016).[1][2][3]
Career
In 1976, Savin was part of the Soviet team that won the silver medal in the Olympic tournament. He played all five matches. Four years later, he won the gold medal with the Soviet team in the 1980 Olympic tournament. He played all six matches.[4]
^"Ушёл из жизни Владимир Питанов". Volley.ru (in Russian). Всероссийская федерация волейбола. 2 January 2017. Archived from the original on 5 January 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
