Viacheslav Platonov was a Russian

Russia

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Volleyball

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 player and coach

Coach (sport)

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Vyacheslav Platonov began his volleyball career playing for the Russian club teams until 1967.
He coached several clubs, notably Automobilist Leningrad, and achieved major success as a coach of the Russia men's national volleyball team

Russia men's national volleyball team

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Platonov was inducted into the Volleyball Hall of Fame

Volleyball Hall of Fame

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in 2002.

His major achievements as a volleyball coach:

• 1980 Olympic Games Champion
• 1996 Olympic Games fourth place
• 1978 and 1982 World Champion
• 1990 World Championship bronze
• 1977, 1981 and 1991 World Cup Winner
• 1985 World Cup runner-up
• 1996 and 1997 World League third place
• 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985 and 1991 European Champion

External links

• Volleyball Hall of Fame