Vladimir Dmitrievich Chernyshov (russian: Владимир Дмитриевич Чернышёв, 21 June 1951 – 1 May 2004) was a

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former

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player who competed for the

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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 ...

. He was born in Pochinok, Smolensk Oblast and died in

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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.

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1951 births 2004 deaths People from Pochinok Russian men's volleyball players Soviet men's volleyball players Olympic volleyball players of 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 Olympic medalists in volleyball Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Smolensk Oblast Licciana Nardi {{Russia-volleyball-bio-stub