Vasily Ilyin
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Vasily Petrovich Ilyin (Russian: Василий Петрович Ильин, born January 8, 1949 in Lisy Nos settlement, Pargolovsky District, Leningrad Oblast[1]) is a former Soviet/Russian handball player.
Ilyin trained at Burevestnik in Moscow.[2] He was a member of the USSR National Team since 1970 and became the Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR in 1976.[1] In 1972 he was part of the USSR Olympic Team which finished fifth at the 1972 Summer Olympics. He played all six matches and scored eleven goals. Four years later he won the gold medal with the Soviet team at the 1976 Summer Olympics. He played three matches and scored two goals. During his career he played 101 match for the USSR National Team and scored 177 goals.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c (Russian) Profile in the Olympic Encyclopedia
- ^ Boris Khavin (1979). All about Olympic Games., 2nd ed. (in Russian), Moscow: Fizkultura i sport, p. 549.
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