Eduard Sibiryakov
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Eduard Fedorovich Sibiryakov was an Ukrainian former volleyball
player who competed for the Soviet Union
in the 1964 Summer Olympics
and in the 1968 Summer Olympics
.
He was born in Chelyabinsk
and died in Moscow
.
In 1964 he was part of the Soviet team which won the gold medal in the Olympic tournament. He played two matches.
Four years later he won his second gold medal with the Soviet team in the 1968 Olympic tournament. He played all nine matches.
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
player who competed for the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
in the 1964 Summer Olympics
1964 Summer Olympics
The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan in 1964. Tokyo had been awarded with the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subsequently passed to Helsinki because of Japan's...
and in the 1968 Summer Olympics
1968 Summer Olympics
The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Mexico City, Mexico in October 1968. The 1968 Games were the first Olympic Games hosted by a developing country, and the first Games hosted by a Spanish-speaking country...
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He was born in Chelyabinsk
Chelyabinsk
Chelyabinsk is a city and the administrative center of Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located in the northwestern side of the oblast, south of Yekaterinburg, just to the east of the Ural Mountains, on the Miass River. Population: -History:...
and died in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
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In 1964 he was part of the Soviet team which won the gold medal in the Olympic tournament. He played two matches.
Four years later he won his second gold medal with the Soviet team in the 1968 Olympic tournament. He played all nine matches.