Ivans Bugajenkovs
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Ivans Vasilevits Bugajenkovs (born February 18, 1938) is a Latvian former volleyball
player who competed for the Soviet Union
in the 1964 Summer Olympics
and in the 1968 Summer Olympics
.
He was born in Burlatskiy, Volgograd Oblast
.
Bugajenkovs worked in Iran
for over 16 years, as the general manager of all age groups of Iranian volleyball, from 1991 to 2007.
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 Burlatskiy, Volgograd Oblast
Volgograd Oblast
Volgograd Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Volgograd. Population: -Geography:*Area: 113,900 km²;*Borders length: 2221,9 km²....
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Career
In 1964 he was part of the Soviet team which won the gold medal in the Olympic tournament. He played all nine matches. Four years later he won his second gold medal with the Soviet team in the 1968 Olympic tournament. He played eight matches.Bugajenkovs worked in Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
for over 16 years, as the general manager of all age groups of Iranian volleyball, from 1991 to 2007.