Vyacheslav Atavin

Vyacheslav Atavin
Personal information
Full name Vyacheslav Vladimirovich Atavin
Born (1967-02-04) 4 February 1967
Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Nationality Russian
Height 202 cm (6 ft 8 in)
Playing position Left wing
Senior clubs
Years Team
-1988
Dinamo Astrakhan
1988-1991
Nova Saint Petersburg
1991-1997
BM Granollers
1997-2000
SC Magdeburg
2000-2002
BM Granollers
2002-2005
AC Filippos Verias
2005-2007
BM La Roca
National team
Years Team
Soviet Union
Russia 288
Medal record
Men's Handball
Olympic Games
Representing the  Soviet Union
1988 Seoul Team
World Championship
Representing the  Soviet Union
1990 Czechoslovakia Team
Representing  Russia
1993 Sweden Team
1997 Japan Team
European Championship
Representing  Russia
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.

Private

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

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