Viljar Loor
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Viljar Loor was the most successful Estonia
n volleyball
player. In the 1980 Summer Olympics
he was part of the gold winning Soviet Union volleyball team. He played all five matches.
Loor died on 22 March 2011.
His coaches were Ülo Palk, Raimund Pundi, Ivan Dratšov, in Soviet Union team Vjatšeslav Platonov
and Juri Tšesnokov
.
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
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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. In the 1980 Summer Olympics
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
he was part of the gold winning Soviet Union volleyball team. He played all five matches.
Loor died on 22 March 2011.
His coaches were Ülo Palk, Raimund Pundi, Ivan Dratšov, in Soviet Union team Vjatšeslav Platonov
Viacheslav Platonov
Viacheslav Platonov was a Russian volleyball player and coach.Vyacheslav Platonov began his volleyball career playing for the Russian club teams until 1967....
and Juri Tšesnokov
Yuri Chesnokov (volleyball)
Yuri Borisovich Chesnokov was a Russian volleyball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1964 Summer Olympics. He was born in Moscow....
.
Achievements
- Olympic winner: 1980
- World Champion: 1978, 1982
- European Champion: 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983
- World Cup winner: 1977, 1981, 1983
- European Youth Champion: 1973
- 4 × European Club Champions Cup winner
- 7 × Soviet Champion