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{{short description|Russian women's volleyball coach (born 1938)}}
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| fullname         = Nikolay Vasilyevich Karpol
| nickname         = The Howling Bear
| birth_date       = {{birth date and age|1938|05|01|df=y}}
| birth_place      = Bereznica, [[Polesie Voivodeship]], [[Second Polish Republic]]
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| coachyears       = 1969–present
| coachteams       = [[VC Uralochka-NTMK Yekaterinburg]]
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|caption=Nikolay Karpol at the Kremlin in 2018}}

'''Nikolay Vasiliyevich Karpol'''  ({{langx|ru|Николай Васильевич Карполь}}; born 1 May 1938) is a Russian women's [[volleyball]] coach and a longstanding coach of the [[Soviet Union women's national volleyball team|Soviet national team]] (then the [[Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics|Commonwealth of Independent States team]] of 1992 following the collapse of the USSR) and later the [[Russia women's national volleyball team]]. Known as ''The Howling Bear'',<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.volleyballadvisors.com/famous-people-in-volleyball-coach-karpol.html |title=Famous People in Volleyball Coach Nikolai Karpol |website=VolleyballAdvisors.com |access-date=6 September 2024 }}</ref> Karpol was a regular at the [[Volleyball at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]], with his teams usually earning a last call on the Olympic podium, winning gold medals in [[Volleyball at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|1980]] and [[Volleyball at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|1988]] and taking the silver medals in [[Volleyball at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|1992]], [[Volleyball at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|2000]],<ref name="NYT">{{Cite newspaper |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/10/01/sports/sydney-2000-volleyball-cuba-cruises-to-third-straight-gold.html |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |title=Sydney 2000: Volleyball; Cuba Cruises to Third Straight Gold |last=Roberts |first=Selena |date=1 October 2000 |at=sec. 8 p. 13 |access-date=6 September 2024 }} {{subscription required}}</ref> and [[Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|2004]], for a total of five [[Olympic medal|Olympic medals]].<ref name="IVHF">{{Cite web |url=https://www.volleyhall.org/nikolay-karpol.html |website=[[International Volleyball Hall of Fame]] |title=Nikolay Karpol |access-date=6 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223025358/https://www.volleyhall.org/nikolay-karpol.html |archive-date=23 February 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2020, he set a new world record by coaching [[Uralochka]] for 51 years.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.championat.com/other/news-4042317-82-letnij-karpol-ustanovil-novyj-mirovoj-rekord-otrabotav-51-god-s-odnoj-komandoj.html |title=82-летний Карполь установил новый мировой рекорд, отработав 51 год с одной командой |website=Championat.com |language=ru |date=20 May 2020 |last=Mozkovoy |first=Anton |access-date=6 September 2024 }}</ref><ref name="FIVB">{{Cite web |url=https://www.fivb.com/karpol-dynasty-51-seasons-at-uralochka-and-counting-part-1/ |website=[[International Volleyball Federation|FIVB]] |title=Karpol Dynasty – 51 Seasons at Uralochka and Counting (Part 1) |date=3 April 2020 |access-date=7 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240908005620/https://www.fivb.com/karpol-dynasty-51-seasons-at-uralochka-and-counting-part-1/ |archive-date=8 September 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Karpol coached the Soviet women to the gold medal at the [[1990 Goodwill Games]] in [[Seattle]]<ref name="Todor-90">{{Cite web |url=http://www.todor66.com/volleyball/Other/Women_Goodwill_1990.html |website=Todor66.com |last=Krastev |first=Todor |title=Women Volleyball Goodwill Games 1990 {{sic|hide=y|Seatle}} (USA) - 31.07-05.08 Winner Soviet Union |access-date=2 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230430051302/http://www.todor66.com/volleyball/Other/Women_Goodwill_1990.html |archive-date=30 April 2023 |url-status=live }}</ref> and the Russian women to the gold medal at the [[1994 Goodwill Games]] in [[Saint Petersburg]].<ref name="NYT2">{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/08/04/sports/goodwill-games-notebook-us-and-russia-will-volley-for-gold.html |page=B16 |title=Goodwill Games: Notebook; U.S. and Russia Will Volley for Gold |date=August 4, 1994 |last=Possehl |first=Suzanne |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=7 September 2024 }} {{subscription required}}</ref><ref name="Todor-Goodwill">{{Cite web |url=http://www.todor66.com/volleyball/Other/Women_Goodwill_1994.html |last=Krastev |first=Todor |website=Todor66.com |title=Women Volleyball Goodwill Games 1994 Sankt Petersburg (RUS) - 07-.08 Winner Soviet Union |access-date=7 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230429132611/http://www.todor66.com/volleyball/Other/Women_Goodwill_1994.html |archive-date=29 April 2023 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2009, Karpol was inducted into the [[International Volleyball Hall of Fame]].<ref name="IVHF" /><ref>{{cite web
 |url          = http://www.volleyhall.org/honorees.html
 |title        = Volleyball Hall of Fame Honorees
 |website      = International Volleyball Hall of Fame
 |access-date  = 2010-03-11
 |url-status   = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20131124073802/http://www.volleyhall.org/honorees.html
 |archive-date = 2013-11-24
}}</ref>

==Coaching and Administrative Awards==
=== [[Summer Olympic Games]] ===
* [[Volleyball at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|1980 Moscow]] – [[File:Gold medal 2006 OG.svg|16px]] Gold medal (with {{flagicon|Soviet Union}} [[Soviet Union at the Olympics|URS]])
* [[Volleyball at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|1988 Seoul]] – [[File:Gold medal 2006 OG.svg|16px]] Gold medal (with {{flagicon|Soviet Union}} [[Soviet Union at the Olympics|URS]])
* [[Volleyball at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|1992 Barcelona]] – [[File:Silver medal 2006 OG.svg|16px]] Silver medal (with [[File:Olympic flag.svg|25px]] [[Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics|EUN]])
* [[Volleyball at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|2000 Sydney]] – [[File:Silver medal 2006 OG.svg|16px]] Silver medal (with {{flagicon|Russia}} [[Russia at the Olympics|RUS]])
* [[Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|2004 Athens]] – [[File:Silver medal 2006 OG.svg|16px]] Silver medal (with {{flagicon|Russia}} [[Russia at the Olympics|RUS]])

=== [[FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship|FIVB World Championships]] ===
* 1990 – [[File:Gold medal 2006 OG.svg|16px]] Gold medal (with {{flagicon|Soviet Union}} [[Soviet Union women's national volleyball team|URS]])
* 1994 – [[File:Bronze medal 2006 OG.svg|16px]] (with {{flagicon|Russia}} [[Russia women's national volleyball team|RUS]])
* 1998 – [[File:Bronze medal 2006 OG.svg|16px]] (with {{flagicon|Russia}} [[Russia women's national volleyball team|RUS]])
* 2002 – [[File:Bronze medal 2006 OG.svg|16px]] (with {{flagicon|Russia}} [[Russia women's national volleyball team|RUS]])

=== [[Women's European Volleyball Championship|European Championships]] ===
* 1977 - [[File:Gold medal 2006 OG.svg|16px]] Gold medal (with {{flagicon|Soviet Union}} [[Soviet Union women's national volleyball team|URS]])
* 1979 - [[File:Gold medal 2006 OG.svg|16px]] Gold medal (with {{flagicon|Soviet Union}} [[Soviet Union women's national volleyball team|URS]])
* 1981 - [[File:Silver medal 2006 OG.svg|16px]] Silver medal (with {{flagicon|Soviet Union}} [[Soviet Union women's national volleyball team|URS]])
* 1983 - [[File:Silver medal 2006 OG.svg|16px]] Silver medal (with {{flagicon|Soviet Union}} [[Soviet Union women's national volleyball team|URS]])
* 1985 - [[File:Gold medal 2006 OG.svg|16px]] Gold medal (with {{flagicon|Soviet Union}} [[Soviet Union women's national volleyball team|URS]])
* 1987 - [[File:Silver medal 2006 OG.svg|16px]] Silver medal (with {{flagicon|Soviet Union}} [[Soviet Union women's national volleyball team|URS]])
* 1989 - [[File:Gold medal 2006 OG.svg|16px]] Gold medal (with {{flagicon|Soviet Union}} [[Soviet Union women's national volleyball team|URS]])
* 1991 - [[File:Gold medal 2006 OG.svg|16px]] Gold medal (with {{flagicon|Soviet Union}} [[Soviet Union women's national volleyball team|URS]])
* 1993 - [[File:Gold medal 2006 OG.svg|16px]] Gold medal (with {{flagicon|Russia}} [[Russia women's national volleyball team|RUS]])
* 1995 - [[File:Bronze medal 2006 OG.svg|16px]] Bronze medal (with {{flagicon|Russia}} [[Russia women's national volleyball team|RUS]])
* 1997 - [[File:Gold medal 2006 OG.svg|16px]] Gold medal (with {{flagicon|Russia}} [[Russia women's national volleyball team|RUS]])
* 1999 - [[File:Gold medal 2006 OG.svg|16px]] Gold medal (with {{flagicon|Russia}} [[Russia women's national volleyball team|RUS]])
* 2001 - [[File:Gold medal 2006 OG.svg|16px]] Gold medal (with {{flagicon|Russia}} [[Russia women's national volleyball team|RUS]])
* 2005 - [[File:Bronze medal 2006 OG.svg|16px]] Bronze medal (with {{flagicon|Russia}} [[Russia women's national volleyball team|RUS]])
* 2007 - [[File:Bronze medal 2006 OG.svg|16px]] Bronze medal (with {{flagicon|Russia}} [[Russia women's national volleyball team|RUS]])

=== World Grand Champions Cup ===
* 1993 – [[File:Simple bronze cup.svg|16px]] Third Place (with {{flagicon|Russia}} [[Russia women's national volleyball team|RUS]])
* 1997 – [[File:Simple gold cup.svg|16px]] Champion (with {{flagicon|Russia}} [[Russia women's national volleyball team|RUS]])
* 2001 – [[File:Simple silver cup.svg|16px]] Runner-Up (with {{flagicon|Russia}} [[Russia women's national volleyball team|RUS]])

=== Grand-prix ===
* 1993 - [[File:Bronze medal 2006 OG.svg|16px]] Bronze medal (with {{flagicon|Russia}} [[Russia women's national volleyball team|RUS]])
* 1996 - [[File:Bronze medal 2006 OG.svg|16px]] Bronze medal (with {{flagicon|Russia}} [[Russia women's national volleyball team|RUS]])
* 1997 - [[File:Gold medal 2006 OG.svg|16px]] Gold medal (with {{flagicon|Russia}} [[Russia women's national volleyball team|RUS]])
* 1998 - [[File:Silver medal 2006 OG.svg|16px]] Silver medal (with {{flagicon|Russia}} [[Russia women's national volleyball team|RUS]])
* 1999 - [[File:Gold medal 2006 OG.svg|16px]] Gold medal (with {{flagicon|Russia}} [[Russia women's national volleyball team|RUS]])
* 2000 - [[File: Gold medal 2006 OG.svg|16px]] Silver medal (with {{flagicon|Russia}} [[Russia women's national volleyball team|RUS]])
* 2002 - [[File: Gold medal 2006 OG.svg|16px]] Gold medal (with {{flagicon|Russia}} [[Russia women's national volleyball team|RUS]])
* 2001 - [[File:Bronze medal 2006 OG.svg|16px]] Bronze medal (with {{flagicon|Russia}} [[Russia women's national volleyball team|RUS]])
* 2003 - [[File:Silver medal 2006 OG.svg|16px]] Silver medal (with {{flagicon|Russia}} [[Russia women's national volleyball team|RUS]])

=== [[CEV Women's Champions League|CEV Champions League]] ===
* 1981 - [[File:Simple gold cup.svg|16px]] Champion (with {{flagicon|Russian SFSR}} [[VC Uralochka-NTMK|Uralochka Sverdlovsk]])
* 1982 - [[File:Simple gold cup.svg|16px]] Champion (with {{flagicon|Russian SFSR}} [[VC Uralochka-NTMK|Uralochka Sverdlovsk]])
* 1983 - [[File:Simple gold cup.svg|16px]] Champion (with {{flagicon|Russian SFSR}} [[VC Uralochka-NTMK|Uralochka Sverdlovsk]])
* 1987 - [[File:Simple gold cup.svg|16px]] Champion (with {{flagicon|Russian SFSR}} [[VC Uralochka-NTMK|Uralochka Sverdlovsk]])
* 1988 - [[File:Simple silver cup.svg|16px]] Runner-Up (with {{flagicon|Russian SFSR}} [[VC Uralochka-NTMK|Uralochka Sverdlovsk]])
* 1989 - [[File:Simple gold cup.svg|16px]] Champion (with {{flagicon|Russian SFSR}} [[VC Uralochka-NTMK|Uralochka Sverdlovsk]])
* 1990 - [[File:Simple gold cup.svg|16px]] Champion (with {{flagicon|Russian SFSR}} [[VC Uralochka-NTMK|Uralochka Sverdlovsk]])
* 1991 - [[File:Simple silver cup.svg|16px]] Runner-Up (with {{flagicon|Russian SFSR}} [[VC Uralochka-NTMK|Uralochka Sverdlovsk]]) 
* 1992 - [[File:Simple bronze cup.svg|16px]] Third Place (with {{flagicon|Russia}} [[VC Uralochka-NTMK|Uralochka Yekaterinburg]])
* 1993 - [[File:Simple bronze cup.svg|16px]] Third Place (with {{flagicon|Russia}} [[VC Uralochka-NTMK|Uralochka Yekaterinburg]])
* 1994 - [[File:Simple gold cup.svg|16px]] Champion (with {{flagicon|Russia}} [[VC Uralochka-NTMK|Uralochka Yekaterinburg]])
* 1995 - [[File:Simple gold cup.svg|16px]] Champion (with {{flagicon|Russia}} [[VC Uralochka-NTMK|Uralochka Yekaterinburg]])
* 1996 - [[File:Simple silver cup.svg|16px]] Runner-Up (with {{flagicon|Russia}} [[VC Uralochka-NTMK|Uralochka Yekaterinburg]])
* 1997 - [[File:Simple silver cup.svg|16px]] Runner-Up (with {{flagicon|Russia}} [[VC Uralochka-NTMK|Uralochka Yekaterinburg]])
* 2000 - [[File:Simple silver cup.svg|16px]] Runner-Up (with {{flagicon|Russia}} [[VC Uralochka-NTMK|Uralochka Yekaterinburg]])
* 2001 - [[File:Simple bronze cup.svg|16px]] Third Place (with {{flagicon|Russia}} [[VC Uralochka-NTMK|Uralochka Yekaterinburg]])
* 2003 - [[File:Simple silver cup.svg|16px]] Runner-Up (with {{flagicon|Russia}} [[VC Uralochka-NTMK|Uralochka Yekaterinburg]])

Croatian journalist and publicist Tomislav Birtic published a book "Karpol: Lunatics - That's What I Need".<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.tomislavbirtic.com/karpol.html
|title=Karpol: Lunatics – That's What I Need
|website=TomislavBirtic.com
|access-date=2011-04-25
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304203307/http://www.tomislavbirtic.com/karpol.html
|archive-date=2012-03-04
|url-status=dead
}}</ref>

==Honours and awards==
* [[Order of Merit for the Fatherland]], 3rd class
* Honoured Worker of Physical Culture, [[Russia]]
* [[Order of Friendship]]
* [[Order of the Red Banner of Labour]]
* [[Order of Friendship of Peoples]]
* Honorary Citizen of the [[Sverdlovsk Oblast]]

==References==
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==External links==
* {{sports links}}
* [http://www.fivb.org/EN/volleyball/competitions/olympics/2004/women/coaches/russia.asp?sm=80 FIVB profile]
* [https://volleybox.net/nikolay-karpol-p43580 Volleybox.net profile]

{{FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship winning managers}}
{{Women's European Volleyball Championship winning managers}}

{{Soviet Union women's volleyball squad 1980 Summer Olympics}}
{{Soviet Union squad 1981 FIVB Women's World Cup}}
{{Soviet Union squad 1985 FIVB Women's World Cup}}
{{Soviet Union women's volleyball squad 1988 Summer Olympics}}
{{Soviet Union squad 1989 FIVB Women's World Cup}}
{{Soviet Union squad 1990 FIVB Women's World Championship}}
{{Soviet Union squad 1991 FIVB Women's World Cup}}
{{Unified Team women's volleyball squad 1992 Summer Olympics}}
{{Russia squad 1994 FIVB Women's World Championship}}
{{Russia women's volleyball squad 1996 Summer Olympics}}
{{Russia squad 1998 FIVB Women's World Championship}}
{{Russia squad 1999 FIVB Women's World Cup}}
{{Russia women's volleyball squad 2000 Summer Olympics}}
{{Russia squad 2002 FIVB Women's World Championship}}
{{Russia women's volleyball squad 2004 Summer Olympics}}
{{Volleyball Hall of Fame members}}

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[[Category:People from Pruzhany district]]
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[[Category:Recipients of the Order of Friendship of Peoples]]
[[Category:Soviet volleyball coaches]]
[[Category:International Volleyball Hall of Fame inductees]]
[[Category:Olympic volleyball coaches]]
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