Georgy Mondzolevski Explained

Georgy Mondzolevski
Fullname:Georgy Grigoryevich Mondzolevski
Nickname:Георгий Григорьевич Мондзолевский
Nationality:Soviet
Birth Date:26 January 1934
Birth Place:Orsha, Belarussian SSR, USSR
Teamnumber:12
Height:1.72 m
Nationalyears:1956-1968

Georgy Grigorevich Mondzolevski (Russian: Георгий Григорьевич Мондзолевский; 26 January 1934 – 28 April 2024) was a volleyball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1964 Summer Olympics and in the 1968 Summer Olympics.

In 2012, Mondzolevski was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame.[1]

Volleyball career

Mondzolevski won the Soviet championship with Burevestnik Odessa in 1956 and with CSKA Moskva (1958, 1960–1963, 1965, and 1966). Also with CSKA Moskva, he twice won the European Champions’ League title (1960 and 1962). He played in all nine matches during the Soviet team's gold medal performances at the 1964 Summer Olympics and 1968 Summer Olympics. Mondzolevski also won two World Championships with the Soviet team (1960 and 1962), and the European Championships title in 1967.

Personal life

Mondzolevski was Jewish and was born in Orsha.[2] [3] Dr. George Eisen of Nazareth College included Mondzolevski on his list of Jewish Olympic medalists.[4]

After his volleyball career, Mondzolevski taught as a professor at the Moscow State Mining University.[3] He died on 28 April 2024, at the age of 90.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Georgy Mondzolevskiy . . 18 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230605071236/https://www.volleyhall.org/georgy-mondzolevskiy.html . 5 June 2023 . live .
  2. Book: Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash Between Sport and Politics : with a Complete Review of Jewish Olympic Medallists . Sussex Academic Press . Taylor . Paul . 2004 . 9781903900871 .
  3. Web site: Georgy Mondzolevsky Biography and Olympic Results . Sports-reference.com . 9 February 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091109085425/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mo/georgy-mondzolevsky-1.html . 9 November 2009 .
  4. Eisen, George. "Jewish Olympic Medalists", International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
  5. News: Ушел из жизни Георгий Мондзолевский . 28 April 2024 . Volley.ru . 28 April 2024.