Pāvels Seļivanovs

Pāvels Seļivanovs
Selivanovs in 2019
Personal information
NationalityLatvian
Soviet
Born (1952-07-23) 23 July 1952
Riga, Latvian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Number6
National team
1973–1986 Soviet Union
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1980 Moscow Team
Silver medal – second place 1976 Montreal Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1978 Italy
Gold medal – first place 1982 Argentina
Silver medal – second place 1986 France Team
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1977 Japan
Gold medal – first place 1981 Japan
Goodwill Games
Gold medal – first place 1986 Moscow
Friendship Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 Havana
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 1975 Yugoslavia
Gold medal – first place 1977 Finland
Gold medal – first place 1979 France
Gold medal – first place 1983 East Germany
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1973 Moscow

Pavels Seļivanovs (born 23 July 1952) is a Latvian former volleyball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.

In 1976, Selivanovs was part of the Soviet team that won the silver medal in the Olympic tournament.[1] Four years later, he won the gold medal with the Soviet team in the 1980 Olympic tournament.[1]

Awards

  • Olympic volleyball silver medal 1976
  • Olympic volleyball gold medal 1980
  • Four-time European Championship gold medal 1975, 1977, 1979, 1983
  • Two-time FIVB World Championship gold medal 1978, 1982
  • Two-time FIVB World Cup gold medal 1977, 1981

References

  1. ^ a b "Pāvels Seļivanovs". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 January 2024.