Yefim Aronovich Chulak (russian: Ефим Аронович Чулак , born 15 July 1948) is a
Russian
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former
volleyball
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player who competed for the
Soviet Union
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in the
1972 Summer Olympics
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and in the
1976 Summer Olympics
Events January
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. He is Jewish.
In 1972 he was part of the Soviet team which won the bronze medal in the Olympic tournament. He played all seven matches.
Four years later he won the silver medal with the Soviet team in the 1976 Olympic tournament.
He played all five matches.
See also
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List of select Jewish volleyball players
References
External links
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1948 births
Living people
People from Gagauzia
Moldovan Jews
Soviet Jews
Soviet men's volleyball players
Olympic volleyball players of the Soviet Union
Volleyball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Volleyball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union
Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union
Olympic medalists in volleyball
Russian men's volleyball players
Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
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