Yaroslav Viktorovich Antonov (russian: Ярослав Викторович Антонов, born 10 January 1963, 198 cm tall) is a

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former

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

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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 ...

. Left handed power hitter. Usually played opposite the setter. In 1988 he was part of the Soviet team which won the silver medal in the Olympic tournament. He played all seven matches.

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1963 births Living people Russian men's volleyball players Soviet men's volleyball players Olympic volleyball players of the Soviet Union Volleyball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union Russian volleyball coaches Olympic medalists in volleyball Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR {{Russia-volleyball-bio-stub