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Ukrainian volleyball player
Yuriy Poyarkov
Poyarkov in 2012
Personal information
Full nameYuriy Mikhaylovich Poyarkov
NicknameЮрій Михайлович Поярков
NationalityUkrainian
Born10 February 1937
Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Died10 February 2017(2017-02-10) (aged 80)
Kharkiv, Ukraine
National team
 Soviet Union

Yuriy Mikhaylovich Poyarkov (Ukrainian: Юрій Михайлович Поярков; 10 February 1937, in Kharkiv – 10 February 2017, in Kharkiv) was a Ukrainian volleyball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1964 Summer Olympics, in the 1968 Summer Olympics, and in the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Career

In 1964, Poyarkov was part of the "Soviet team which won the gold medal in the Olympic tournament." He played eight matches.

Four years later, Poyarkov won his second gold medal with the Soviet team in the 1968 Olympic Games tournament. He played all nine matches.

At the 1972 Olympic Games, Poyarkov was a member of the Soviet team that won the bronze medal in the Olympic tournament. He played three matches.

Poyarkov died on his 80th birthday, "on 10 February 2017."

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