Oleg Moliboga
Russian volleyball player and coach (1953–2022)
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Oleg Alekseyevich Moliboga (Russian: Олег Алексеевич Молибога, Ukrainian: Олег Олексійович Молибога; 27 February 1953 – 9 June 2022)[1] was a Soviet volleyball player and Russian volleyball coach. Born in Dnipropetrovsk, he participated in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.[2]
Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
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| Full name | Oleg Alekseyevich Moliboga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Олег Алексеевич Молибога | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Russian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 February 1953 Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 June 2022 (aged 69) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Number | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In 1976, Moliboga was part of the Soviet team that won the silver medal in the Olympic tournament. He played all five matches. Four years later, in 1980, he won the gold medal with the Soviet team in the 1980 Olympic tournament. He played all six matches.
Moliboga was one of the preeminent players of the 1970s and the early 1980s, training at the Armed Forces sports society in Dnipropetrovsk. With the USSR national team, he won also two World Championships in 1978 and 1982.