Russia national handball team

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Association Handball Union of Russia
(Союз гандболистов России)
Coach Oleg Kuleshov
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Results
Summer Olympics
Best result 1st (2000)
World Championship
Appearances 11 (first in 1993)
Best result 1st (1993, 1997)
European Championship
Appearances 11 (first in 1994)
Best result 1st (1996)
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The Russia national handball team is the national handball team of Russia and is controlled by the Handball Union of Russia. Russia is designated by IHF and EHF as the inheritor of the record of USSR until 1990 and the Unified Team during the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

History of handball in Russia

Handball in Russia as one of the sports games appeared in early 20th century (approx. in 1909). In the first period of its development the handball in Russia had two forms, 11 players form and 7 players form. The main centers for the development of handball in Russia till the end of 40s were Moscow, Leningrad, Rostov-on-Don, Krasnodar and other cities of the Russian Federation. Its high popularity, growing authority, both in center and in provinces demanded the formation of united organizational and methodical center, and it was had formed. In 1955 was set up the All-Union section (federation) of handball, was approved the statutes of this public sports organization, were defined the directions for the development of handball, and that appeared to be a stimulus to wide development of handball in the country. There were formed the sections of handball, were set up handball teams, the handball competitions were held. By early 60s was finally approved a single form of handball game – 7players form.

At that period, thanks to active and purposeful efforts of handball public family – All-Russia and regional federations, coaches, athletes and just lovers for handball – started to work centers for children and youths where were trained young athletes – future champions of world and Olympic Games. The first center of that kind was the sports school “Start” for children and youths in Rostov-on-Don. Then similar schools were opened in Moscow, Sverdlovsk, Leningrad, Krasnodar, Volgograd, Krasnoyarsk, in the Far East. More than 100 such centers for training young athletes were opened in Russia. The best of them were awarded with the status of specialized sports schools of Olympic reserve. The opening of those sports schools of Olympic reserve played a significant role in preparation of high class athletes – the reserve of the master teams and of national teams of the country. Young athletes in the age of 10–17 years had their sports training in those schools using special programs. To the moment of appear at the international arena the Russian handball players had got sufficient sports potential and could be able to equally withstand to club and national teams of the countries where handball 7players form started its development much earlier.

The first world championships in handball 7 players form for men teams was held in 1938 in Germany, for women` teams in 1957 in Yugoslavia.

Results

Summer Olympics

Year Rank
West Germany 1972 Soviet Union 5th place
Canada 1976 Soviet Union Champions
USSR 1980 Soviet Union Runners-up
USA 1984 Soviet Union Boycotted
South Korea 1988 Soviet Union Champions
Spain 1992 Commonwealth of Independent States Champions
USA 1996 Russia 5th place
Australia 2000 Russia Champions
Greece 2004 Russia 3rd Place
China 2008 Russia 6th place
UK 2012 Russia Did not qualify

World Championship

Year Hosting Country Rank
1938 Germany Did not participate
1954 Sweden Did not participate
1958 East Germany Did not participate
1961 West Germany Did not participate
1964 Czechoslovakia Soviet Union 5th place
1967 Sweden Soviet Union 4th Place
1970 France Soviet Union 9th place
1974 East Germany Soviet Union 5th place
1978 Denmark Soviet Union Runners-up
1982 West Germany Soviet Union Champions
1986 Switzerland Soviet Union 10th place
1990 Czechoslovakia Soviet Union Runners-up
1993 Sweden Russia Champions
1995 Iceland Russia 5th place
1997 Japan Russia Champions
1999 Egypt Russia Runners-up
2001 France Russia 6th place
2003 Portugal Russia 5th place
2005 Tunisia Russia 8th place
2007 Germany Russia 6th place
2009 Croatia Russia 16th place
2011 Sweden Did not qualify
2013 Spain Russia 7th place
2015 Qatar Russia 19th place

European Championship

Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
Portugal 1994Runners-up2 7601172148
Spain 1996Champion17610172141
Italy 1998Fourth place47313179167
Croatia 2000Runners-up27502189175
Sweden 20025th/6th Place57511166144
Slovenia 20045th/6th Place57412206190
Switzerland 20065th/6th Place67403210202
Norway 2008Preliminary round1430127488
Austria 2010Main round106105177194
Serbia 2012Preliminary round1530128289
Denmark 2014Main round96204168179
Total11/111 title643632519411847

Team

Current squad

This is the squad for the 2015 World Men's Handball Championship.[1]

Head coach: Oleg Kuleshov

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
5 P Alexander Pyshkin 13 April 1987 1.97 m 11 4 Russia Saint Petersburg
6 RW Daniil Shishkarev 6 July 1988 1.89 m 20 23 Republic of Macedonia Vardar
7 RW Dmitry Kovalev 15 May 1982 1.80 m 132 314 Russia Chekhovskiye Medvedi
8 P Egor Evdokimov 9 March 1982 2.00 m 91 133 Ukraine Motor Zaporozhye
9 LW Oleg Skopintsev 15 April 1984 1.84 m 47 63 Ukraine Motor Zaporozhye
11 CB Pavel Atman 25 May 1987 1.90 m 50 64 Republic of Macedonia Metalurg Skopje
12 GK Vadim Bogdanov 26 March 1986 1.97 m 24 0 Poland Azoty-Puławy
13 LB Sergei Gorbok 4 December 1982 1.96 m 11 40 Republic of Macedonia Vardar
16 GK Igor Levshin 18 August 1974 1.98 m 48 0 Russia Permskie Medvedi
18 LB Sergey Kudinov 29 June 1991 1.95 m 9 8 France Chartres
20 P Mikhail Chipurin 14 July 1986 1.85 m 105 497 Republic of Macedonia Vardar
31 LW Timur Dibirov 30 July 1983 1.80 m 125 376 Republic of Macedonia Vardar
33 LB Alexander Dereven 26 March 1992 1.99 m 1 2 Republic of Macedonia Vardar
35 RB Konstantin Igropulo 14 April 1985 1.90 m 110 505 Germany Füchse Berlin
69 RB Samvel Aslanyan 23 February 1986 1.86 m 77 113 Russia Permskie Medvedi
84 GK Oleg Grams 20 February 1984 2.01 m 109 0 Russia Chekhovskiye Medvedi
89 CB Dmitry Zhitnikov 20 November 1989 1.85 m 20 25 Russia Chekhovskiye Medvedi

Coaching Staff

HUR Management Personnel: Russia Mikhail Lutsenko
Head Coach:Russia Oleg Kuleshov
Coach: Russia Yuri Kidiaev
Doctor: Russia Viacheslav Borisov
Masseur: Russia Mikhail Prilutsky

Notable players

References

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