Yuri Starunsky
Encyclopedia
Yury Vasilevich Starunsky was a Russian
volleyball
player who competed for the Soviet Union
in the 1972 Summer Olympics
and in the 1976 Summer Olympics
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In 1972 he was part of the Soviet team which won the bronze medal in the Olympic tournament. He played all seven matches.
Four years later he won the silver medal with the Soviet team in the 1976 Olympic tournament. He played all five matches.
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic , commonly referred to as Soviet Russia, Bolshevik Russia, or simply Russia, was the largest, most populous and economically developed republic in the former Soviet Union....
volleyball
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 1972 Summer Olympics
1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....
and in the 1976 Summer Olympics
1976 Summer Olympics
The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...
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In 1972 he was part of the Soviet team which won the bronze medal in the Olympic tournament. He played all seven matches.
Four years later he won the silver medal with the Soviet team in the 1976 Olympic tournament. He played all five matches.