Olympic basketball champion Ivan Edeshko told that the deceased Anatoly Polivoda was a great player.
On Monday, it became known about the death of the 1972 Olympic champion Polivoda as part of the USSR national team. He was 76 years old.
— Polivoda was a great player, at the age of 19 he was recognized as the best center of the 1967 World Championship. His character was suspect, he left the sport very early. Because physically I couldn’t play. But I believe that with his physical characteristics, it was possible to continue playing.
Polivoda refused to attend the filming of the film “Upward Movement” because he was not in perfect health and did not want to remember his past. Because sport has a negative impact on health. He was a great player. My condolences to the family,” Edeshko told .
As a member of the USSR team, Polivoda also became a bronze medalist at the 1968 Games, a world champion in 1967 and a three-time European champion (1967, 1969, 1971).
Source : MatchTV
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