Anatoli Polivoda
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Anatoliy Ivanovych Polivoda is a retired Ukrainian
basketball
player who played for the Budivelnyk of Kiev
and the Soviet Union
. He trained at VSS Avanhard in Kiev.
He played in the Soviet team at the 1968 Olympic Games
in which he won a bronze medal, and at the 1972 Olympic Games
where he won a gold medal.
Titles:
Ukrainians
Ukrainians are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine, which is the sixth-largest nation in Europe. The Constitution of Ukraine applies the term 'Ukrainians' to all its citizens...
basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player who played for the Budivelnyk of Kiev
Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
and the Soviet Union
Soviet Union national basketball team
The Soviet national basketball team was the basketball side that represented the Soviet Union in international competitions. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the successor countries all set up their own national teams...
. He trained at VSS Avanhard in Kiev.
He played in the Soviet team at the 1968 Olympic Games
1968 Summer Olympics
The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Mexico City, Mexico in October 1968. The 1968 Games were the first Olympic Games hosted by a developing country, and the first Games hosted by a Spanish-speaking country...
in which he won a bronze medal, and at the 1972 Olympic Games
1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....
where he won a gold medal.
Titles:
- World ChampionFIBA World ChampionshipThe FIBA World Championship is an international basketball competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of the International Basketball Federation , the sport's global governing body...
19671967 FIBA World ChampionshipThe 1967 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball competition hosted by Montevideo, Uruguay from May 27 to June 11, 1967.-Venues:- Competing nations :- Preliminary round :-Group A:-Group B:-Group C:-Classification round:... - European championEurobasketThe EuroBasket, also referred to as the FIBA European Basketball Championship, is the main basketball competition contested biennially by the men's national teams governed by FIBA Europe, the European zone within the International Basketball Federation. The championship was first held in 1935 and...
: 1967EuroBasket 1967-Venues:-Final rankings:# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # First roundGroup A - HelsinkiGroup B - Tampere-Places 13 - 16 in Tampere:-Places 9 - 12 in Helsinki:-Places 5 - 8 in Tampere:...
, 1969EuroBasket 1969-Final rankings:# # # # # # # # # # # # -Group A - Caserta:-Group B - Naples:-Places 9 - 12 in Naples:-Places 5 - 8 in Naples:-Places 1 - 4 in Naples:-Finals - all games in Naples:-Team rosters:...
, 1971EuroBasket 1971-Venues:-Final rankings:# # # # # # # # # # # # -Group A - Essen:-Group B - Böblingen:-Places 9 - 12 in Essen:-Places 5 - 8 in Essen:-Places 1 - 4 in Essen:-Finals - all games in Essen:-Team rosters:... - Soviet champion 1967