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 Zaytsev in 2019 | |||
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| Full name | Vyacheslav Alekseyevich Zaytsev | ||
| Born | (1952-11-12)12 November 1952 Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Died | 12 June 2023(2023-06-12) (aged 70) | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
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| Position | Setter | ||
| Number | 2 (1976–1980) 3 (1988) | ||
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Vyacheslav Alekseyevich Zaytsev (Russian: Вячеслав Алексеевич Зайцев, 12 November 1952 – 12 June 2023) was a Russian volleyball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1976, 1980, and the 1988 Summer Olympics. He was a setter.
In 1976, Zaytsev was part of the Soviet team that won the silver medal in the Olympic tournament in Montreal.
Zaytsev became the team captain in 1977 and played a major role in helping the Soviet Union become a dominant team in the late 1970s to early 1980s. He won gold medals in the 1977 FIVB World Cup in Japan, 1978 FIVB World Championship in Italy, 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, 1981 FIVB World Cup in Japan, and 1982 FIVB World Championship in Argentina.
In the 1986 Goodwill Games in Moscow, Zaytsev led the Soviet team to the gold medal by defeating the United States in the final.
In 1988, Zaytsev was a member of the Soviet team that won the silver medal in the Olympic tournament in Seoul.
Among his achievements, Zaytsev also led the Soviet Union to six European Championship gold medals.
In 2013, Zaytsev was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame.
Club volleyball
Zaytsev played for Avtomobilist Leningrad, with which he won two CEV Cup Winners' Cups in 1982–1983. He finished his career in Italy, playing in Spoleto, Agrigento, and Città di Castello.
Personal life and death
Zaytsev was born in Leningrad. He was married to Irina Pozdnyakova, a former competitive swimmer. They had a daughter, Anna (born 1975), and a son, Ivan, who is an Olympic volleyball player. Both children hold Italian citizenship: Ivan was born on 2 October 1988 in Italy, where his father played for several years, whereas Anna married an Italian in 1993.
Zaytsev died on 12 June 2023, at the age of 70.
References
- ^ Vyacheslav Zaytsev. Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ "Vyacheslav Zaytsev". International Volleyball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- Lokegaonkar, Jay (5 February 2023). "History of FIVB Volleyball World Cup and winners list". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 16 September 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ "Vyacheslav Zaytsev". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2 April 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- Vecsey, George (20 July 1986). "Goodwill Games; Soviet Edges U.S. for Volleyball Title". The New York Times. sec. 5 p. 7. Retrieved 29 September 2024. (subscription required)
- "Позднякова Ирина" [Pozdnyakova Irina]. USSR-Swimming.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 4 June 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ИГРА БЕЗ ЗАЙЦЕВА Archived 22 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine. spbvolley.ru
- Sbardella, Massimo (12 June 2023). "E' morto Slava Zaytsev, con lui Spoleto anticipò la fine della Guerra fredda". Tuttoggi (in Italian). Archived from the original on 9 July 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
External links
- International Volleyball Hall of Fame profile
- Vyacheslav Zaytsev at Lega Pallavolo Serie A (in Italian)
- Vyacheslav Zaytsev at Olympedia
- Volleybox.net profile
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- 1952 births
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- Sportspeople from Saint Petersburg
- Soviet men's volleyball players
- Olympic volleyball players for the Soviet Union
- Volleyball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union
- Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union
- Russian volleyball coaches
- Olympic medalists in volleyball
- Russian men's volleyball players
- Coaches of Russia men's national volleyball team
- Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Competitors at the 1986 Goodwill Games
- Goodwill Games medalists in volleyball
- Friendship Games medalists in volleyball
- Recipients of the Order of Friendship of Peoples
- Recipients of the Order of the Badge of Honour
- Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR
- Russian expatriate volleyball players
- Russian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
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- Russian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
- Expatriate volleyball players in Italy
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- 20th-century Russian sportsmen