Yuri Sapega | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Yury Nikolayevich Sapega | ||
Nickname | The Poet | ||
Born | (1965-01-01)1 January 1965 Grodno, Belarus | ||
Died | 29 September 2005(2005-09-29) (aged 40) Moscow, Russia | ||
Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
Volleyball information | |||
Position | Outside hitter | ||
Number | 9 | ||
National team | |||
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Honours |
Yuri Sapega (Belarusian: Юрый Мікалаевіч Сапега; Russian: Юрий Николаевич Сапега; 1 January 1965 – 29 September 2005) was a Belarusian professional volleyball player and coach. He was a member of the USSR National Team since 1986 and won a silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics, competing for the USSR. He was 194 cm tall and played both as passer-hitter and middle hitter. Sapega was nicknamed "The Poet" for his elegant style.
Club volleyball
Sapega played in Italy for Padova in the 1990s.
Coaching
After ending his career as player, Sapega worked as an assistant coach for the Russian national volleyball team, and later was a manager in the Russian Volleyball Championship.
Personal life
Sapega was born in Grodno. Sapega died in Moscow in 2005 after a heart attack.
Clubs
Club | Country | From | To |
CSKA Moscow | Soviet Union | 1982-1983 | 1990-1991 |
Padova (volleyball) | Italy | 1991-1992 | 1992-1993 |
References
- Рвачей в «Динамо» не будет!. Sovsport.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 24 January 2004.
- ^ "Yury Sapega". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
External links
- Yuri Sapega at Lega Pallavolo Serie A (in Italian)
- Yuri Sapega at Olympedia
- Volleybox.net profile
Soviet Union squad – 1986 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship – Silver medal | ||
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Soviet Union men's volleyball squad – 1988 Summer Olympics – Silver medal | ||
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- 1965 births
- 2005 deaths
- Belarusian men's volleyball players
- Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union
- Volleyball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Olympic volleyball players for the Soviet Union
- Soviet men's volleyball players
- Belarusian volleyball coaches
- Olympic medalists in volleyball
- Russian men's volleyball players
- Sportspeople from Grodno
- Coaches of Russia men's national volleyball team
- Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- 20th-century Russian sportsmen