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Viljar Loor

Viljar Loor

Estonian volleyball player

Viljar Loor (1 October 1953 – 22 March 2011) was among the most accomplished Estonian volleyball players. In the 1980 Summer Olympics, he won the gold medal with the Soviet Union volleyball team.[1]

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Loor died on 22 March 2011.[1]

Loor's coaches were Ülo Palk, Raimund Pundi, and Ivan Dratšov, and in the Soviet team Viacheslav Platonov and Yuri Chesnokov.[2]

Achievements

  • Olympic winner: 1980
  • World Champion: 1978, 1982
  • European Champion: 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983
  • World Cup winner: 1977, 1981
  • European Youth Champion: 1971, 1973
  • 4 × European Club Champions Cup winner
  • 8 × Soviet Champion[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Viljar Loor". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  2. [2]
    Teisipäeval suri ootamatult olümpiavõitja Viljar Loor (in Estonian)
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