Eduard Sibiryakov

Eduard Sibiryakov
Personal information
Full nameEduard Fyodorovich Sibiryakov
NicknameЭдуард Фёдорович Сибиряков
NationalityRussian
Born(1941-11-27)27 November 1941
Chelyabinsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died4 January 2004(2004-01-04) (aged 62)
Moscow, Russia
National team
 Soviet Union
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1964 Tokyo Team
Gold medal – first place 1968 Mexico City Team

Eduard Fyodorovich Sibiryakov (Russian: Эдуард Фёдорович Сибиряков; 27 November 1941 – 4 January 2004) was a Russian former volleyball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1964 Summer Olympics and in the 1968 Summer Olympics.

He was born in Chelyabinsk and died in Moscow.

In 1964, he was part of the Soviet team which won the gold medal in the Olympic tournament. He played two matches.

Four years later, in 1968, he won his second gold medal with the Soviet team in the 1968 Olympic tournament. He played all nine matches.

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