Nationality Russian Name Vladimir Patkin | Role Olympic athlete | |
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Full name Vladimir Leonidovich Patkin Nickname Vladimir Leonidovich Patkin Born December 8, 1945 (age 78)
Voronezh Oblast, Russia ( 1945-12-08 ) | ||
Vladimir Leonidovich Patkin (Russian: , born 8 December 1945) is a Russian former volleyball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1972 Summer Olympics and 1976 Summer Olympics. He is Jewish. He is Jewish, and was born in Bobrov, Voronezh, Russia.
Volleyball career
He won a gold medal at the 1971 European Athletics Championships.
He a member of the Soviet team which won the bronze medal in the 1972 Olympics. He played six matches. He was also a member of the Soviet team that won the silver medal at the 1976 Olympics.
He later became the Secretary General of the Russian Volleyball Federation.
References
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