Valery Losev

Valery Losev
Personal information
NicknameВалерий Лосев
NationalityRussian
Kyrgyzstani
Born (1956-02-28) February 28, 1956 (age 68)
Tashkömür, Kyrgyz SSR
Height1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)
Volleyball information
PositionSetter
Number8
National team
1982–1989 Soviet Union
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
1988 Seoul Team
World Championship
1982 Argentina
1986 France Team
Goodwill Games
1986 Moscow
European Championship
1985 Netherlands
1987 Belgium

Valery Losev (Russian: Валерий Лосев, born 28 February 1956) is a Kyrgyzstani former volleyball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. He was a setter.

In 1988, Losev was part of the Soviet team that won the silver medal in the Olympic tournament. He played all seven matches.

Losev also helped the Soviet team to the gold medal in the 1986 Goodwill Games in Moscow by defeating the United States in the final.

References

  1. ^ "Valery Losev". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 18 October 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b Vecsey, George (20 July 1986). "Goodwill Games; Soviet Edges U.S. for Volleyball Title". The New York Times. sec. 5 p. 7. Retrieved 3 April 2024. (subscription required)
  3. ^ a b "Valery Losev". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 9 June 2017.