Anatoly Polishchuk

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameAnatoly Antonovich•Polishchuk
Used nameAnatoly•Polishchuk
Original nameАнатолий Антонович•Полищук
Other namesAnatoliy Antonovych Polishchuk, Анатолій Антонович Поліщук
Born11 January 1950 in Velykyi Mezhyrichi, Rivne (UKR)
Died7 June 2016 in Moskva (Moscow), Moskva (RUS)
Measurements196 cm / 94 kg
AffiliationsCSKA Moskva, Moskva (RUS)
NOC Soviet Union
Nationality Ukraine
Medals OG
Gold 0
Silver 1
Bronze 0
Total 1

Biography

Outside hitter Anatoly Polishchuk started to play professional volleyball in 1971 with SKA Rostov-na-Donu and from 1972-83 was with CSKA Moskva. With CSKA, Polishchuk was Soviet champion from 1973-83, won the Soviet Cup in 1980 and 1982, and won the CEV Champions League in 1973-75, 1977, 1982 and 1983. Polishchuk was on the Soviet national team from 1974-78 and won silver at the 1976 Olympics, was 1978 World Champion, took silver at the 1974 World Championships, won the 1977 World Cup, and European Championships in 1975 and 1977.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal Nationality As
1976 Summer Olympics Volleyball (Volleyball) URS UKR Anatoly Polishchuk
Volleyball, Men (Olympic) Soviet Union 2 Silver

Special Notes