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Yuri Sapega
Personal information
Full name	Yury Nikolayevich Sapega
Nickname	The Poet
Born	(1965-01-01)1 January 1965 Grodno, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Died	29 September 2005(2005-09-29) (aged 40) Moscow, Russia
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Outside hitter
Number	9
National team
1984–1991 1992 Soviet Union CIS
Honours Men's volleyball Representing Soviet Union Olympic Games 1988 Seoul Team World Championship 1986 France Team 1990 Brazil Team Goodwill Games 1986 Moscow Friendship Games 1984 Havana European Championships 1991 Germany

Yuri Sapega (Belarusian: Юрый Мікалаевіч Сапега; Russian: Юрий Николаевич Сапега; 1 January 1965 – 29 September 2005) was a Belarusian professional volleyball player and coach. He was a member of the USSR National Team since 1986 and won a silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics, competing for the USSR. He was 194 cm tall and played both as passer-hitter and middle hitter. Sapega was nicknamed "The Poet" for his elegant style.

Club volleyball

Sapega played in Italy for Padova in the 1990s.

Coaching

After ending his career as player, Sapega worked as an assistant coach for the Russian national volleyball team, and later was a manager in the Russian Volleyball Championship.

Personal life

Sapega was born in Grodno. Sapega died in Moscow in 2005 after a heart attack.

Clubs

Club	Country	From	To
CSKA Moscow	Soviet Union	1982-1983	1990-1991
Padova (volleyball)	Italy	1991-1992	1992-1993

External links

• Yuri Sapega at Lega Pallavolo Serie A (in Italian)
• Yuri Sapega at Olympedia
• Yuri Sapega at InterSportStats
• Volleybox.net profile