Yuri Chesnokov (volleyball)

Yuri Borisovich Chesnokov (; 22 January 1933 – 30 May 2010) was a Russian volleyball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1964 Summer Olympics. He was born in Moscow.

Chesnokov was a two-time world champion, having won gold at the 1960 and the 1962 competitions. In 1964, he was part of the Soviet team which won the gold medal in the Olympic tournament. He played eight matches. After his active career, he coached the Soviet team at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics, and later served as a FIVB vice-president for many years. In 2000, he was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame.

References

External links

Profile at Sports-reference.com (archived) International Volleyball Hall of Fame Profile

1933 births

2010 deaths

Soviet men's volleyball players

Olympic volleyball players for the Soviet Union

Volleyball players at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union

Olympic medalists in volleyball

Russian men's volleyball players

Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR

Recipients of the Order of Friendship of Peoples

Communist Party of the Soviet Union members

Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics