Oleg Alekseyevich Moliboga (russian: Олег Алексеевич Молибога, ua, Олег Олексійович Молибога; 27 February 1953 – 9 June 2022) was a

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player and Russian volleyball coach. Born in

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, he participated in the

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and in the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...

. 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

. With the USSR national team, he won also two World Championships in 1978 and 1982.

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* * * 1953 births 2022 deaths Soviet men's volleyball players Ukrainian men's volleyball players Olympic volleyball players for the Soviet Union Volleyball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union Armed Forces (sports society) sportspeople Russian volleyball coaches Olympic medalists in volleyball Russian men's volleyball players Russian people of Ukrainian descent Coaches of Russia men's national volleyball team Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Dnipro {{Ukraine-volleyball-bio-stub