VOLLEYBALL PLAYER

Yuri Chesnokov

1933 - 2010

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Yuri Borisovich Chesnokov (Russian: Юрий Борисович Чесноков; 22 January 1933 – 29 May 2010) was a Russian volleyball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1964 Summer Olympics. He was born in Moscow. Chesnokov was a two-time world champion, having won gold at the 1960 and the 1962 competitions. In 1964, he was part of the Soviet team which won the gold medal in the Olympic tournament. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yuri Chesnokov is the 10th most popular volleyball player (up from 12th in 2019), the 2,350th most popular biography from Russia (down from 2,209th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Russian Volleyball Player.

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Among VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS

Among volleyball players, Yuri Chesnokov ranks 10 out of 199. Before him are Lang Ping, Bernardo Rezende, Yuriy Poyarkov, Giba, Kerri Walsh Jennings, and Masae Kasai. After him are Andrea Anastasi, Nikola Grbić, Yekaterina Gamova, Daniel Castellani, Earvin N'Gapeth, and Vladimir Grbić.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Yuri Chesnokov ranks 484. Before him are Levente Lengyel, James Goldsmith, Konstantin Loktev, Thérèse Steinmetz, Leszek Drogosz, and Judah Folkman. After him are Mariya Pisareva, Jerry Pournelle, Gurdial Singh, Jenő Hámori, Umberto Colombo, and Hillevi Rombin. Among people deceased in 2010, Yuri Chesnokov ranks 396. Before him are Isabelle Caro, Gheorghe Fiat, Manuel Alexandre, David Blackwell, Sally Menke, and Bill Erwin. After him are Antonio Giolitti, Joseph Kruskal, Lionel Jeffries, Harry Siljander, Maureen Forrester, and Joe Mantell.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Yuri Chesnokov ranks 2,350 out of 3,761. Before him are Maria Lvova-Belova (1984), Lyudmila Andonova (1960), Elena Rybakina (1999), Kseniya Rappoport (1974), Ğäliäsğar Kamal (1879), and Valery Muratov (1946). After him are Natalya Sokolova (1949), Igor Sergun (1957), Mikhail Gromov (1899), Vyacheslav Bykov (1960), Vladimir Ryzhkin (1930), and Anatoli Isayev (1932).

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Among VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS In Russia

Among volleyball players born in Russia, Yuri Chesnokov ranks 2. Before him are Vyacheslav Zaytsev (1952). After him are Yekaterina Gamova (1980), Aleksey Kazakov (1976), Maksim Mikhaylov (1988), Yelena Godina (1977), Vadim Khamuttskikh (1969), Sergey Grankin (1985), Aleksey Kuleshov (1979), Aleksandr Volkov (1985), Yury Berezhko (1984), and Aleksey Verbov (1982).

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