| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Handball | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Competitor for the Soviet Union | ||
| Gold | 1988 Seoul | Team |
| World Championship | ||
| Competitor for the Soviet Union | ||
| Silver | 1990 Czechoslovakia | Team |
| Competitor for Russia | ||
| Gold | 1993 Sweden | Team |
| Gold | 1997 Japan | Team |
| European Championship | ||
| Competitor for Russia | ||
| Gold | 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]