Igor Runov (russian: Игорь Рунов; 8 February 1963 – 11 April 2011} was a

Russian Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...

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. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

player who competed for the

Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ...

in the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

and for the Unified Team in the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

. In 1988 he was part of the Soviet team which won the silver medal in the Olympic tournament. He played four matches. Four years later he finished seventh with the Unified Team in the 1992 Olympic tournament. He played six matches.

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* 2011 deaths Soviet men's volleyball players Olympiacos S.C. players Olympic volleyball players of the Soviet Union Olympic volleyball players of the Unified Team Volleyball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in volleyball Russian men's volleyball players Sportspeople from Moscow Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics 1963 births {{Russia-volleyball-bio-stub