Boris Gyuderov (, 12 February 1927 – 23 May 2001) was a Bulgarian

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

player. He competed in the men's tournament at the

1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subseq ...

. He also was part of the Bulgarian team in three

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and five

European Championships A European Championship is the top level international sports competition between European athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs. In the plural, the European Championships also refers t ...

. He was the captain of the Bulgarian team for 15 years. In 2019, he was posthumously inducted to the

International Volleyball Hall of Fame The International Volleyball Hall of Fame (IVHF) was founded to honor extraordinary players, coaches, officials, and leaders who have made significant contributions to the game of volleyball. The Hall of Fame is located in Holyoke, Massachusetts ...

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International Volleyball Hall of Fame Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gyuderov, Boris 1927 births 2001 deaths Bulgarian men's volleyball players Olympic volleyball players for Bulgaria Volleyball players at the 1964 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Pernik International Volleyball Hall of Fame inductees 20th-century Bulgarian sportsmen