Georgy Mondzolevski
Personal information
Full nameGeorgy Grigoryevich Mondzolevski
NicknameГеоргий Григорьевич Мондзолевский
NationalitySoviet
Born (1934-01-26) 26 January 1934 (age 90)
Orsha, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Volleyball information
Number12
National team
1956-1968 Soviet Union
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1964 Tokyo Team
Gold medal – first place 1968 Mexico City Team

Georgy Grigorevich Mondzolevski (Russian: Георгий Григорьевич Мондзолевский; born 26 January 1934) is a former volleyball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1964 Summer Olympics and in the 1968 Summer Olympics.

In 2012, Mondzolevski was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame.[1]

Volleyball career

Mondzolevski won the Soviet championship with Burevestnik Odessa in 1956 and with CSKA Moskva (1958, 1960–1963, 1965, and 1966). Also with CSKA Moskva, he twice won the European Champions’ League title (1960 and 1962).[1]

Mondzolevski played in all nine matches during the Soviet team's gold medal performances at the 1964 Summer Olympics and 1968 Summer Olympics.[2]

Mondzolevski also won two World Championships with the Soviet team (1960 and 1962), and the European Championships title in 1967.[1]

Personal life

Mondzolevski is Jewish and was born in Orsha.[3][2] Dr. George Eisen of Nazareth College included Shary on his list of Jewish Olympic medalists.[4]

After his volleyball career, Mondzolevski taught as a professor at the Moscow State Mining University.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Georgy Mondzolevskiy". International Volleyball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Georgy Mondzolevsky Biography and Olympic Results". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 9 November 2009. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
  3. ^ Taylor, Paul (2004). Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash Between Sport and Politics : with a Complete Review of Jewish Olympic Medallists. Sussex Academic Press. ISBN 9781903900871.
  4. ^ Eisen, George. "Jewish Olympic Medalists", International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2011-02-02.

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Soviet Union squad – 1956 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship – Gold medal
Soviet Union squad – 1960 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship – Gold medal
Soviet Union squad – 1962 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship – Gold medal
Soviet Union men's volleyball squad – 1964 Summer Olympics – Gold medal
Soviet Union men's volleyball squad – 1968 Summer Olympics – Gold medal
Members of the Volleyball Hall of Fame
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