Yury Panchenko

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Yuriy Petrovych Panchenko (Ukrainian: Юрій Петрович Панченко, born 5 February 1959) is a Ukrainian-born Russian coach and former volleyball player[1] who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow and the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.[2]

Yury Panchenko
Personal information
Full nameYuriy Petrovych Panchenko
NicknameЮрій Петрович Панченко
NationalityRussian, Ukrainian
Born (1959-02-05) February 5, 1959 (age 65)
Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOpposite
Number1
National team
1979–1988 Soviet Union
Honours

Career

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Born in Kiev, Panchenko debuted for Lokomotiv Kiev and, aged twenty, he moved to Soviet Union's most renowned team, VC CSKA Moscow: with this team he won nine Soviet championships, three Soviet Cups, six European Champions Cups (1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989),[2] and two European Supercups (1987 and 1988). In 1980, he was part of the Soviet team which won the gold medal in the Olympic tournament. He also won the world title in Argentina in 1982.

Eight years later, Panchenko won the silver medal with the Soviet team in the 1988 Olympic tournament. In 1989, he was the first Soviet military allowed to play in a foreign country, when he moved to Conad Ravenna in Italy. The following year Panchenko moved to Moka Rica Forlì, where he remained until ending his career in 1994.

References

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  1. ^ Anderson, Bruce (10 October 1988). "West Bests East". Sports Illustrated. New York City: Time. Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Yury Panchenko". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 30 April 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
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