Yury Poyarkov

Yury Poyarkov played his entire career with one club - Burevestnik Kharkiv and won his only Soviet title in 1967. Poyarkov played with the Soviet national team from 1960-1972 and was the captain of the Soviet team from 1965 to 1972. Poyarkov won two Olympic golds (1964, 1968), two World Championships titles (1960, 1962), two European Championships titles (1967, 1971) and a World Cup in 1965. He also won bronzes at the 1972 Olympics, 1966 World Championships, 1963 European Championships and 1969 World Cup. After finishing his sporting career, Poyarkov worked as a professor of Kharkiv National Pedagogical University, being the head of sport games department. He was also active with Ukrainian Volleyball Federation, being the member of their executive committee.