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