Viljar Loor

Viljar Loor (1 October 1953 – 22 March 2011) was among the most accomplished Estonian volleyball players. In the 1980 Summer Olympics, he won the gold medal with the Soviet Union volleyball team. He played all five matches.

Viljar Loor
Personal information
NationalityEstonian
Born(1953-10-01)October 1, 1953
Tartu, Estonia
DiedMarch 22, 2011(2011-03-22) (aged 57)
Tallinn, Estonia
Height196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Volleyball information
Number12
National team
1975-1983 Soviet Union
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1980 Moscow Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place1978 ItalyTeam
Gold medal – first place1982 ArgentinaTeam
World Cup
Gold medal – first place1977 JapanTeam
Gold medal – first place1981 JapanTeam
European Championship
Gold medal – first place1975 YugoslaviaTeam
Gold medal – first place1977 FinlandTeam
Gold medal – first place1979 FranceTeam
Gold medal – first place1981 BulgariaTeam
Gold medal – first place1983 East GermanyTeam
European Junior Championship
Gold medal – first place1971 SpainUnder-20
Gold medal – first place1973 NetherlandsUnder-20

Loor died on 22 March 2011.

Loor's coaches were Ülo Palk, Raimund Pundi, and Ivan Dratšov, and in the Soviet team Viacheslav Platonov and Yuri Chesnokov.[1]

Achievements

  • Olympic winner: 1980
  • World Champion: 1978, 1982
  • European Champion: 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983
  • World Cup winner: 1977, 1981
  • European Youth Champion: 1971, 1973
  • 4 × European Club Champions Cup winner
  • 8 × Soviet Champion[1]

References

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