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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[1] 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 born in Grodno

Olympic medal record
Men’s Volleyball
	1988 Seoul	Team Competition

He was nicknamed "the poet" for his elegant style. He played in Italy for Padova in the 1990s. After ending his career as player, he worked as second coach for Russian volleyball national team, and later had a manager position in the Russian Volleyball Championship.

He 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

References

На других языках

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- [en] Yuri Sapega

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[it] Jurij Sapega

Jurij Nikolaevič Sapega (in russo: Юрий Николаевич Сапега?; Hrodna, 1º gennaio 1965 – Mosca, 29 settembre 2005[1]) è stato un pallavolista e allenatore di pallavolo sovietico, dal 1991 bielorusso.

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[ru] Сапега, Юрий Николаевич

Юрий Николаевич Сапега (1 января 1965, Гродно — 29 сентября 2005, Москва) — советский и российский волейболист, тренер и спортивный менеджер. Заслуженный мастер спорта (2003) и заслуженный тренер России (2000). Брат волейболиста Александра Сапеги.

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