Oļegs Antropovs

Oļegs Antropovs
Personal information
Full nameOļegs Pyotrovich Antropovs
NationalitySoviet, Latvian
Born(1947-11-05)5 November 1947
Noviy, South Kazakhstan Region, Kazakh SSR, USSR
Died15 October 2023(2023-10-15) (aged 75)
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1968 Mexico CityTeam

Oļegs Pyotrovich Antropovs (5 November 1947 – 15 October 2023) was a Latvian volleyball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Biography

Antropovs was born in Noviy, Kazakh SSR on 5 November 1947. He played for Burevestnik Alma-Ata and Elektrotechnika Riga.[1]

In 1968, Antropovs was part of the Soviet team which won the gold medal in the Olympic tournament. He played four matches.[1]

In 1998, he was head coach of men's national team of Russia, which became the silver medalist in the FIVB Volleyball World League.

After 1999, he worked for nine years in Japan with the club Jay-T (Hiroshima), repeatedly won medals of the national championship and the Emperor's Cup.[2]

Antropovs died on 15 October 2023, at the age of 75.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Oļegs Antropovs
  2. ↑ "Давно считаю себя скрытым самураем". chas-daily.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ↑ "Скончался олимпийский чемпион по волейболу Олег Антропов". TV NET. 15 October 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
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