Anatoli Polivoda

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Anatoliy Ivanovych Polyvoda (Ukrainian: Анатолій Іванович Поливода; 29 May 1947 – 22 January 2024) was a Ukrainian basketball player who played for the Budivelnyk of Kyiv and the Soviet Union. He trained at VSS Avanhard in Kyiv.

Anatoliy Polyvoda
Polivoda in 1972
Personal information
Born(1947-05-29)29 May 1947
Yenakiieve, Stalino Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR[1]
Died22 January 2024(2024-01-22) (aged 76)
NationalitySoviet and Ukrainian
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight231 lb (105 kg)
PositionPower forward
Medals
Representing  Soviet Union
Men's Basketball
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Mexico City USSR
Gold medal – first place 1972 Munich USSR
FIBA World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1967 Montevideo
EuroBasket
Gold medal – first place 1967 Finland
Gold medal – first place 1969 Italy
Gold medal – first place 1971 West Germany
European Championship for Juniors
Gold medal – first place 1966 Italy Team

Polyvoda 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.[2]

Polyvoda died on 22 January 2024, at the age of 76.[3] Of the Munich Olympic champion team, only Modestas Paulauskas and Ivan Edeshko are still living.[4]

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  1. ^ "Анатолий Поливода: Я родился и вырос в Енакиево". Медиа-Центр. 1 March 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Anatoliy Polyvoda Biography and Olympic Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. 1 March 2012. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Умер олимпийский чемпион по баскетболу Поливода". Tribuna. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Скончался олимпийский чемпион по баскетболу 1972 года Анатолий Поливода". Sport Express. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Самый титулованный баскетболист Украины". Archived from the original on 11 June 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2017.