Oleg Alekseyevich Moliboga (Russian: Олег Алексеевич Молибога, Ukrainian: Олег Олексійович Молибога; 27 February 1953 – 9 June 2022)^[1] was a Soviet volleyball player and Russian volleyball coach. Born in Dnipropetrovsk, he participated in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer Olympics.^[2]

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Oleg Moliboga
Personal information
Full name	Oleg Alekseyevich Moliboga
Nickname	Олег Алексеевич Молибога
Nationality	Russian
Born	(1953-02-27)27 February 1953 Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Died	9 June 2022(2022-06-09) (aged 69)
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Volleyball information
Number	7
National team
1976–1983  Soviet Union
Medal record Men's volleyball Representing  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1980 Moscow Team 1976 Montreal Team World Championship 1978 Italy 1982 Argentina World Cup 1977 Japan 1981 Japan European Championship 1977 Finland 1979 France 1981 Bulgaria 1983 East Germany European Junior Championship 1973 Netherlands Under-20

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In 1976, Moliboga was part of the Soviet team that won the silver medal in the Olympic tournament. He played all five matches. Four years later, in 1980, he won the gold medal with the Soviet team in the 1980 Olympic tournament. He played all six matches.

Moliboga was one of the preeminent players of the 1970s and the early 1980s, training at the Armed Forces sports society in Dnipropetrovsk. With the USSR national team, he won also two World Championships in 1978 and 1982.