Georgi Grigoryevich Mondsolewski

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Georgi Mondsolewski
portrait
Date of birth January 26, 1934
place of birth Orsha, Belarusian SSR, Soviet Union
size 1.72 m
position passing
societies
1951-1958
1958-1969 		Burevestnik Odessa
CSKA Moscow
National team
1956-1968 Soviet Union
successes
1956
1960
1962
1963
1964
1967
1968
6 times
2 times 		World Cup third
world
champion World champion
European championship third
Olympic champion
European
champion Olympic champion
Soviet champion
Winner European Cup of National Champions

As of June 9, 2020

Georgi Grigorjewitsch Mondsolewski ( Russian: Георгий Григорьевич Мондзолевский ; born January 26, 1934 in Orsha , Belarusian SSR ) is a former Soviet - Belarusian volleyball player .

Mondsolewski won gold with the Soviet national team at the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 1964 and in Mexico in 1968 . He was also twice world champion ( 1960 and 1962 ) and achieved bronze in 1956 . He was European champion in 1967 and third at the 1963 European championship .

With CSKA Moscow , Mondsolewski won the Soviet championship six times between 1958 and 1966 and the European Cup twice .

In 2012 Mondsolewski was inducted into the " Volleyball Hall of Fame ".

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personal data
SURNAME Mondsolewski, Georgi Grigoryevich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mondsolewski, Georgi; Мондзолевский, Георгий Григорьевич (Russian spelling)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Soviet-Belarusian volleyball player
DATE OF BIRTH January 26, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH Orsha , Belarusian SSR , Soviet Union