Yuri Starunsky

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Yuri Starunsky
Personal information
Full nameYury Vasilevich Starunsky
NicknameЮрий Васильевич Старунский
NationalitySoviet
Born(1945-07-11)July 11, 1945
Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
DiedDecember 24, 2010(2010-12-24) (aged 65)
Russia
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1976 Montreal Team
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Munich Team

Yury Vasilevich Starunsky (Russian: Юрий Васильевич Старунский, April 17, 1945 – December 24, 2010) was a Soviet volleyball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.

In 1972, Starunsky was part of the Soviet team that won the bronze medal in the Olympic tournament. He played all seven matches.

Four years later, Starunsky won the silver medal with the Soviet team in the 1976 Olympic tournament. He played all five matches.

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