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Russian volleyball player and coach (1953–2022)

Oleg Moliboga
Personal information
Full nameOleg Alekseyevich Moliboga
NicknameОлег Алексеевич Молибога
NationalityRussian
Born(1953-02-27)27 February 1953
Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Died9 June 2022(2022-06-09) (aged 69)
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Volleyball information
Number7
National team
1976–1983 Soviet Union
Medal record
Men's volleyball
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1980 Moscow Team
Silver medal – second place 1976 Montreal Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1978 Italy
Gold medal – first place 1982 Argentina
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1977 Japan
Gold medal – first place 1981 Japan
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 1977 Finland
Gold medal – first place 1979 France
Gold medal – first place 1981 Bulgaria
Gold medal – first place 1983 East Germany
European Junior Championship
Gold medal – first place 1973 Netherlands Under-20

Oleg Alekseyevich Moliboga (Russian: Олег Алексеевич Молибога, Ukrainian: Олег Олексійович Молибога; 27 February 1953 – 9 June 2022) was a Soviet volleyball player and Russian volleyball coach. Born in Dnipropetrovsk, he participated in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.

In 1976, Moliboga was part of the Soviet team that won the silver medal in the Olympic tournament. He played all five matches. Four years later, in 1980, he won the gold medal with the Soviet team in the 1980 Olympic tournament. He played all six matches.

Moliboga was one of the preeminent players of the 1970s and the early 1980s, training at the Armed Forces sports society in Dnipropetrovsk. With the USSR national team, he won also two World Championships in 1978 and 1982.

References

  1. Ушел из жизни Молибога О.А. (in Russian)
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Oleh Molyboha". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Full name: Oleh Oleksiyovych Molyboha / Original name: Олег Олексійович Молибога / Other name(s): Oleg Alekseyevich Moliboga, Олег Алексеевич Молибога

External links

Soviet Union men's volleyball squad1976 Summer Olympics – Silver medal
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Soviet Union squad1977 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup – Gold medal
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Soviet Union squad1978 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship – Gold medal
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Soviet Union men's volleyball squad1980 Summer Olympics – Gold medal
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Soviet Union squad1981 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup – Gold medal
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Soviet Union squad1982 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship – Gold medal
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