Oleg Moliboga

Oleg Alekseyevich Moliboga (Russian: Олег Алексеевич Молибога, Ukrainian: Олег Олексійович Молибога; 27 February 1953 – 9 June 2022)[1] was a Soviet volleyball player and Russian volleyball coach. Born in Dnipropetrovsk, he participated in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer Olympics.[2]

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 place1980 Moscow Team
Silver medal – second place1976 Montreal Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place1978 ItalyTeam
Gold medal – first place1982 ArgentinaTeam
World Cup
Gold medal – first place1977 JapanTeam
Gold medal – first place1981 JapanTeam
European Championship
Gold medal – first place1977 FinlandTeam
Gold medal – first place1979 FranceTeam
Gold medal – first place1981 BulgariaTeam
Gold medal – first place1983 East GermanyTeam
European Junior Championship
Gold medal – first place1973 NetherlandsUnder-20

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


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