Yefim Aronovich Chulak (, born 15 July 1948) is a

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former

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player who competed for the

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in the

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in Munich and the

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in Montreal. He is Jewish. In 1972, Chulak was part of the Soviet team that won the bronze medal in the Olympic tournament. He played all seven matches. Four years later, Chulak won the silver medal with the Soviet team in the 1976 Olympic tournament. He played all five matches.

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* * 1948 births Living people People from Gagauzia Moldovan Jews Soviet Jews Soviet men's volleyball players Olympic volleyball players for the Soviet Union Volleyball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in volleyball Russian men's volleyball players Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics 20th-century Russian sportsmen {{Russia-volleyball-bio-stub

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