Viacheslav Platonov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Russian volleyball player
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Place of Birth: Pushkin, Russia
About Viacheslav Platonov
- Viacheslav Platonov (Russian: ???????? ????????; 21 January 1939 – 26 December 2005) was a Russian volleyball player and coach. Vyacheslav Platonov began his volleyball career playing for the Russian club teams until 1967.
- He coached several clubs, notably Automobilist Leningrad, and achieved major success as a coach of the Russia men's national volleyball team. Platonov was inducted into the Volleyball Hall of Fame in 2002. His major achievements as a volleyball coach: 1980 Olympic Games Champion 1996 Olympic Games fourth place 1978 and 1982 World Champion 1990 World Championship bronze 1977, 1981 and 1991 World Cup Winner 1985 World Cup runner-up 1996 and 1997 World League third place 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985 and 1991 European Champion
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