Anatoli Polivoda

Anatoliy Ivanovych Polyvoda (Ukrainian: Анатолій Іванович Поливода; 29 May 1947 – 22 January 2024) was a Ukrainian basketball player who played for the Budivelnyk of Kyiv and the Soviet Union. He trained at VSS Avanhard in Kyiv.

Born(1947-05-29)29 May 1947

Yenakiieve, Stalino Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR^[1]

Died22 January 2024(2024-01-22) (aged 76)

Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)

Listed weight231 lb (105 kg)

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Anatoliy Polyvoda

Polivoda in 1972
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Born	(1947-05-29)29 May 1947 Yenakiieve, Stalino Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR[1]
Died	22 January 2024(2024-01-22) (aged 76)
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	231 lb (105 kg)
Position	Power forward
Medals Representing  Soviet Union Men's basketball Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City USSR 1972 Munich USSR FIBA World Cup 1967 Montevideo EuroBasket 1967 Finland 1969 Italy 1971 West Germany European Championship for Juniors 1966 Italy Team

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Polyvoda played in the Soviet team at the 1968 Olympic Games in which he won a bronze medal, and at the 1972 Olympic Games where he won a gold medal.^[2]

Polyvoda died on 22 January 2024, at the age of 76.^[3] Of the Munich Olympic champion team, only Modestas Paulauskas and Ivan Edeshko are still living.^[4]