Yuri Sapega ( be, Юрый Мікалаевіч Сапега; russian: Юрий Николаевич Сапега; 1 January 1965 – 29 September 2005) was a

Belarus Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by R ...

ian professional

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player and coach. He was a member of the USSR National Team since 1986Profile
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, competing for the

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. He was 194 cm tall and played both as passer-hitter and middle hitter. Sapega was nicknamed "The Poet" for his elegant style.

Club volleyball

Sapega played in Italy for

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in the 1990s.

Coaching

After ending his career as player, Sapega worked as an assistant coach for the Russian national volleyball team, and later was a manager in the Russian Volleyball Championship.

Personal life

Sapega was born in

Grodno Grodno (russian: Гродно, pl, Grodno; lt, Gardinas) or Hrodna ( be, Гродна ), is a city in western Belarus. The city is located on the Neman River, 300 km (186 mi) from Minsk, about 15 km (9 mi) from the Polish b ...

. Sapega died in

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in 2005 after a

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Clubs

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* 1965 births 2005 deaths Belarusian men's volleyball players Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union Volleyball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic volleyball players for the Soviet Union Soviet men's volleyball players Belarusian volleyball coaches Olympic medalists in volleyball Russian men's volleyball players Sportspeople from Grodno Coaches of Russia men's national volleyball team Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics {{USSR-Olympic-medalist-stub