Valeri Kravchenko

Valeri Kravchenko
Personal information
Full name	Valeri Ivanovich Kravchenko
Nickname	Валерий Иванович Кравченко
Nationality	Soviet
Born	(1939-02-02)2 February 1939 Kabodiyen, Khatlon, Tajik SSR, Soviet Union
Died	3 September 1996(1996-09-03) (aged 57) Ukraine
Honours Men's volleyball Representing Soviet Union Olympic Games Gold medal – first place 1968 Mexico City Team Bronze medal – third place 1972 Munich Team

Valeri Ivanovich Kravchenko (Russian: Валерий Иванович Кравченко, 2 February 1939 – 3 September 1996) is a Soviet former volleyball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics. He was born in the Kabodiyen, Khatlon, Tajik SSR. He played for Burevestnik Alma-Ata. In 1968, he was part of the Soviet team which won the gold medal in the Olympic tournament. He played eight matches. Four years later he won the bronze medal with the Soviet team in the 1972 Olympic tournament. He played six matches.

External links

• Valery Kravchenko at Olympedia
• Valeri Kravchenko at Olympics.com
• Biography of Valeri Kravchenko (in Ukrainian)