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.
 Polivoda in 1972 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 May 1947 Yenakiieve, Stalino Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR[1] |
| Died | 22 January 2024 (aged 76) |
| Nationality | Soviet and Ukrainian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 231 lb (105 kg) |
| Position | Power forward |
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]
Titles edit
- World Champion 1967
- European champion: 1967, 1969, 1971
- Soviet League champion 1967[5]
References edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Умер олимпийский чемпион по баскетболу Поливода". Tribuna. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "Скончался олимпийский чемпион по баскетболу 1972 года Анатолий Поливода". Sport Express. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "Самый титулованный баскетболист Украины". Archived from the original on 11 June 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
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