Vladimir Chernyshov
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Vladimir Dmitrievich Chernyshov was a Russian
former volleyball
player who competed for the Soviet Union
in the 1976 Summer Olympics
and in the 1980 Summer Olympics
.
He was born in Pochinok, Smolensk Oblast
and died in Padua
, Italy
.
In 1976 he was part of the Soviet team which won the silver medal in the Olympic tournament. He played all five matches.
Four years later he won the gold medal with the Soviet team in the 1980 Olympic tournament. He played five matches.
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic , commonly referred to as Soviet Russia, Bolshevik Russia, or simply Russia, was the largest, most populous and economically developed republic in the former Soviet Union....
former volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
player who competed for the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
in the 1976 Summer Olympics
1976 Summer Olympics
The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...
and in the 1980 Summer Olympics
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
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He was born in Pochinok, Smolensk Oblast
Pochinok, Smolensk Oblast
Pochinok is a town and the administrative center of Pochinkovsky District of Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the Khmara River southeast of Smolensk. Population:...
and died in Padua
Padua
Padua is a city and comune in the Veneto, northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Padua and the economic and communications hub of the area. Padua's population is 212,500 . The city is sometimes included, with Venice and Treviso, in the Padua-Treviso-Venice Metropolitan Area, having...
, Italy
Italy
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In 1976 he was part of the Soviet team which won the silver medal in the Olympic tournament. He played all five matches.
Four years later he won the gold medal with the Soviet team in the 1980 Olympic tournament. He played five matches.