Georgy Mondzolevski

Georgy Grigorevich Mondzolevski 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.

Volleyball career

Mondzolevski won the Soviet championship with Burevestnik Odessa in 1956 and with CSKA Moskva. Also with CSKA Moskva, he twice won the European Champions’ League title. 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, and the European Championships title in 1967.

Personal life

Mondzolevski was Jewish and was born in Orsha. Dr. George Eisen of Nazareth College included Mondzolevski on his list of Jewish Olympic medalists.
After his volleyball career, Mondzolevski taught as a professor at the Moscow State Mining University. He died on 28 April 2024, at the age of 90.