Yuri Koroviansky Explained

Yuri Koroviansky
Fullname:Yuri Anatolyevich Koroviansky
Nationality:French / Ukrainian
Birth Date:30 September 1967
Birth Place:Horlivka

Yuri Koroviansky (Russian: Юрий Коровянский, French: Yuriy Korovyanskyy, 30 September 1967 – 8 March 2017)[1] was a Ukrainian volleyball player who competed for the Unified Team in the 1992 Summer Olympics.[2] [3] He was 194 cm tall. He was a French citizen from 2011 until his death.[4]

Biography

Koroviansky was born at Horlivka and debuted in 1984 for VC Shakhtar Donetsk. He finished seventh with the Unified Team in the 1992 Olympic tournament.[2] [3] With the Soviet (or Unified Team) national team he won a World Cup in 1991, the European Championships of 1991 [5] and a bronze medal in the 1991 World League.

Koroviansky played in Greece from 1993 with AO Orestiada (Runner-up of the Greek championship and finished 4th in the CEV Cup final four). After one year in Greece, he signed in Cyprus for Paphiakos Paphos. He subsequently played in France with Tourcoing, Tours, Paris (won the French championship in 1997[6]), Strasbourg, Halluin and he concluded his playing career in 2006 with Cambrai (in French 2nd league).

He was the head coach of youth team in Cambrai.[7]

Honours

Club

National team

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Yuriy Korovyanskyy, un géant du volley-ball s'en est allé - la Voix du Nord . 2017-03-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170819021303/http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/129383/article/2017-03-08/yuriy-korovyanskyy-un-geant-du-volley-ball-s-en-est-alle . 2017-08-19 . dead .
  2. Web site: Turning the pages back... August 9, 1992 (08/04/96). Ukrweekly.com. 15 March 2017.
  3. Web site: Yuriy Korov'ianskiy Bio, Stats, and Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418071409/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ko/yuriy-korovianskiy-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. Sports-reference.com. 15 March 2017.
  4. Web site: " AUX 4 COINS DU CAMBRÉSIS ". Info - Cambrai.maville.com. Cambrai.maville.com. 15 March 2017.
  5. Web site: EuroVolley Men. Allcompetitions.com. 15 March 2017.
  6. Web site: Le festival du PUC. 15 March 2017. Leparisien.fr. 15 March 2017.
  7. Web site: "Aux 4 coins du Cambrésis". https://web.archive.org/web/20140222162921/http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/region/aux-4-coins-du-cambresis-ia13b0n1762920. 2014-02-22.