Valery Gopin

Valery Pavlovich Gopin (Russian: Валерий Павлович Гопин, born 8 May 1964) is a Russian handball player. He became Olympic champion in 1988 with the Soviet Union national handball team, and in 1992 with the Unified Team.[1] He became European champion with the Russia national handball team in 1996.

Valery Gopin
Personal information
Born (1964-05-08) 8 May 1964
Seltso, Bryansk Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR
Nationality Russian
National team
Years Team
Soviet Union
Unified Team
Russia
Medal record
Men's Handball
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1988 SeoulTeam
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1990 CzechoslovakiaTeam
Representing the  Unified Team
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1992 BarcelonaTeam
Representing  Russia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1993 SwedenTeam
Gold medal – first place1997 JapanTeam
Silver medal – second place1999 EgyptTeam
European Championship
Gold medal – first place1996 SpainTeam
Silver medal – second place1994 PortugalTeam

References

  1. Profile: Valery Gopin sports.reference.com (Retrieved on 19 December 2008)


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