Vladimir Leonidovich Patkin (born 8 December 1945) is 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

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.He was born in Bobrov,

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, Russia.

Volleyball career

He won a gold medal at the 1971

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. He a member of the Soviet team which won the

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in the 1972 Olympics. He played six matches. He was also a member of the Soviet team that won the

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at the 1976 Olympics. He later became the Secretary General of the Russian Volleyball Federation.

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* * 1947 births Living people Soviet men's volleyball players Olympic volleyball players of the Soviet Union Volleyball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in volleyball Russian men's volleyball players Volleyball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union Jewish volleyball players Soviet Jews Russian Jews People from Bobrovsky District Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Voronezh Oblast {{Russia-volleyball-bio-stub

Volleyball career

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