Vyacheslav Atavin

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Vyacheslav Atavin
Medal record
Men's Handball
Olympic Games
Representing the  Soviet Union
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul Team
World Championship
Representing the  Soviet Union
Silver medal – second place 1990 Czechoslovakia Team
Representing  Russia
Gold medal – first place 1993 Sweden Team
Gold medal – first place 1997 Japan Team
European Championship
Representing  Russia
Gold medal – first place 1996 Spain Team

Vyacheslav Vladimirovich Atavin (Russian: Вячеслав Владимирович Атавин, born February 4, 1967 in Krasnodar) is a former Soviet and Russian handball player.

During the Soviet period of his career Atavin trained at Dynamo in Astrakhan. He became the Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR in 1988 and competed for the USSR National Team between 1988 and 1991.[1] In 1988 he won the gold medal with the USSR team at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He played all six matches and scored 23 goals. Since 1992 he competed for Russia.

Atavin graduated from Astrakhan Institute of Fish Industry and Economics in 1990.[1]

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  1. ^ a b (in Russian) Profile in the Olympic Encyclopedia[permanent dead link]

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