Yury Panchenko

Yury Panchenko
Personal information
Full nameYuriy Petrovych Panchenko
NicknameЮрій Петрович Панченко
NationalityRussian, Ukrainian
Born (1959-02-05) February 5, 1959 (age 65)
Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOpposite
Number1
National team
1979–1988 Soviet Union
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1980 Moscow Team
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1982 Argentina
Silver medal – second place 1986 France Team
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1981 Japan
Silver medal – second place 1985 Japan
Goodwill Games
Gold medal – first place 1986 Moscow
Friendship Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 Havana
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 1979 France
Gold medal – first place 1981 Bulgaria
Gold medal – first place 1983 East Germany
Gold medal – first place 1985 Netherlands
Gold medal – first place 1987 Belgium

Yuriy Petrovych Panchenko (Ukrainian: Юрій Петрович Панченко, born 5 February 1959) is a Ukrainian-born Russian coach and former volleyball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union and the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.[1]

  1. ^ "Yury Panchenko". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 January 2024.