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| Valery Losev | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Nickname | Валерий Лосев | ||
| Nationality | Russian Kyrgyzstani | ||
| Born | February 28, 1956 Tashkömür, Kyrgyz SSR | ||
| Height | 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Volleyball information | |||
| Position | Setter | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| National team | |||
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Valery Losev (Russian: Валерий Лосев, born 28 February 1956) is a Kyrgyzstani former volleyball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.[1] He was a setter.[2]
In 1988, Losev was part of the Soviet team that won the silver medal in the Olympic tournament.[3] He played all seven matches.[3]
Losev also helped the Soviet team to the gold medal in the 1986 Goodwill Games in Moscow by defeating the United States in the final.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Valery Losev". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 18 October 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- 1 2 Vecsey, George (20 July 1986). "Goodwill Games; Soviet Edges U.S. for Volleyball Title". The New York Times. sec. 5 p. 7. Retrieved 3 April 2024. (subscription required)
- 1 2 "Valery Losev". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 9 June 2017.
External links
[edit]- Valery Losev at Lega Pallavolo Serie A (in Italian)
- Valery Losev at Volleybox
- Valery Losev at Olympedia
- Valery Losev at InterSportStats
- Volleybox.net profile
- Sports-reference.com profile (archived)
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Categories:
- 1956 births
- Living people
- Soviet men's volleyball players
- Russian men's volleyball players
- Kyrgyzstani men's volleyball players
- Olympic volleyball players for the Soviet Union
- Volleyball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union
- Olympic medalists in volleyball
- People from Jalal-Abad Region
- Kyrgyzstani people of Russian descent
- Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- 20th-century Russian sportsmen