 Sergei (left) and Vladimir Pleshakov (right) at the 1980 Olympics | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 2 November 1957 (age 66) Syzran, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Field hockey | |||||||||||
| Club | Torpedo Syzran (1975–1977) SKA Sverdlovsk (1977–1998) | |||||||||||
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Vladimir Mikhailovich Pleshakov (Russian: Владимир Михайлович Плешаков, born 2 November 1957) is a retired Russian field hockey goalkeeper. Together with his twin brother Sergei he competed in the 1980, 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal in 1980.[1]
In 1975 Pleshakov started playing for the club Torpedo Syzran, but in 1977 moved to SKA Sverdlovsk, where he was serving with the Soviet Army. He retired in 1994 to become a coach of SKA Sverdlovsk. The team was disbanded in 1998, and Pleshakov became an association football administrator.[2]
