Yuriy Mikhaylovich Poyarkov (; 10 February 1937, in Kharkiv – 10 February 2017, in Kharkiv) was a Ukrainian volleyball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1964 Summer Olympics, in the 1968 Summer Olympics, and in the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Career

In 1964, Poyarkov was part of the Soviet team which won the gold medal in the Olympic tournament. He played eight matches.

Yuriy Poyarkov

Four years later, Poyarkov won his second gold medal with the Soviet team in the 1968 Olympic Games tournament. He played all nine matches.

Yuriy Poyarkov

At the 1972 Olympic Games, Poyarkov was a member of the Soviet team that won the bronze medal in the Olympic tournament. He played three matches.

Yuriy Poyarkov

Poyarkov died on his 80th birthday, on 10 February 2017.

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1937 births

2017 deaths

Soviet men's volleyball players

Olympic volleyball players for the Soviet Union

Volleyball players at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Volleyball players at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Volleyball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union

Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union

Olympic medalists in volleyball

Ukrainian men's volleyball players

Sportspeople from Kharkiv

Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR