Yuriy Mikhaylovich Poyarkov ( uk, Юрій Михайлович Поярков; 10 February 1937, in

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player who competed for the

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in the

1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho ...

, in the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...

, and in the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...

Career

In 1964, Poyarkov was part of the Soviet team which won the gold medal in the Olympic tournament. He played eight matches. Four years later, Poyarkov won his second gold medal with the Soviet team in the 1968 Olympic Games tournament. He played all nine matches. At the 1972 Olympic Games, Poyarkov was a member of the Soviet team that won the bronze medal in the Olympic tournament. He played three matches. Poyarkov died on his 80th birthday, on 10 February 2017.Умер почётный гражданин Харькова Юрий Поярков

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* * 1937 births 2017 deaths Soviet men's volleyball players Olympic volleyball players for the Soviet Union Volleyball players at the 1964 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 1968 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in volleyball Ukrainian men's volleyball players Sportspeople from Kharkiv Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR {{Ukraine-volleyball-bio-stub