Yuriy Poyarkov

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Yuriy Poyarkov
Personal information
Full nameYuriy Mikhaylovich Poyarkov
Nickname(s)Юрій Михайлович Поярков
NationalityUkrainian
Born10 February 1937
Kharkiv, Ukraine
Died10 February 2017(2017-02-10) (aged 80)
Kharkiv, Ukraine
Medal record
Olympic medal record
Men's Volleyball
Gold medal – first place 1964 Tokyo Team
Gold medal – first place 1968 Mexico City Team
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Munich Team

Yuriy Mikhaylovich Poyarkov (Ukrainian: Юрій Михайлович Поярков, 10 February 1937 – 10 February 2017) was a Ukrainian volleyball player. He competed for the Soviet Union in the 1964 Summer Olympics, in the 1968 Summer Olympics, and in the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Poyarkov died on his 80th birthday on 10 February 2017 in Kharkiv, Ukraine.[1]

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