Russia national handball team

Russia
Information
Association	Handball Union of Russia (Союз гандболистов России)
Coach	Dmitri Torgovanov
Colours
Home Away
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances	4 (First in 1996)
Best result	1st (2000)
World Championship
Appearances	11 (First in 1993)
Best result	1st (1993, 1997)
European Championship
Appearances	12 (First in 1994)
Best result	1st (1996)
Last updated on Unknown.

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	5th place
Canada 1976	Champions
USSR 1980	Runners-up
USA 1984	Boycotted
South Korea 1988	Champions
Spain 1992	Champions
USA 1996	5th place
Australia 2000	Champions
Greece 2004	3rd Place
China 2008	6th place
UK 2012	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	5th place
1967	Sweden	4th Place
1970	France	9th place
1974	East Germany	5th place
1978	Denmark	Runners-up
1982	West Germany	Champions
1986	Switzerland	10th place
1990	Czechoslovakia	Runners-up
1993	Sweden	Champions
1995	Iceland	5th place
1997	Japan	Champions
1999	Egypt	Runners-up
2001	France	6th place
2003	Portugal	5th place
2005	Tunisia	8th place
2007	Germany	6th place
2009	Croatia	16th place
2011	Sweden	Did not qualify
2013	Spain	7th place
2015	Qatar	19th place

European Championship

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
Portugal 1994	Runners-up	2	7	6	0	1	172	148
Spain 1996	Champion	1	7	6	1	0	172	141
Italy 1998	Fourth place	4	7	3	1	3	179	167
Croatia 2000	Runners-up	2	7	5	0	2	189	175
Sweden 2002	5th/6th Place	5	7	5	1	1	166	144
Slovenia 2004	5th/6th Place	5	7	4	1	2	206	190
Switzerland 2006	5th/6th Place	6	7	4	0	3	210	202
Norway 2008	Preliminary round	14	3	0	1	2	74	88
Austria 2010	Main round	10	6	1	0	5	177	194
Serbia 2012	Preliminary round	15	3	0	1	2	82	89
Denmark 2014	Main round	9	6	2	0	4	168	179
Poland 2016	Main round	9	6	2	1	3	160	161
Total	12/12	1 title	70	38	4	28	2101	2008

Team

Current squad

This is the squad for the 2016 European Men's Handball Championship.^[1]

Head coach: Dmitri Torgovanov

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 6 RW Daniil Shishkarev 6 July 1988 1.89 m 67 153 RK Vardar 7 RW Dmitry Kovalev 15 May 1982 1.80 m 159 396 Chekhovskiye Medvedi 10 P Alexander Chernoivanov 13 February 1979 2.02 m 108 219 Chekhovskiye Medvedi 11 CB Pavel Atman 25 May 1987 1.90 m 93 157 Meshkov Brest 12 GK Vadim Bogdanov 26 March 1986 1.97 m 74 0 Azoty-Puławy 13 LB Sergei Gorbok 4 December 1982 1.96 m 48 164 RK Vardar 16 GK Dmitry Pavlenko 1 January 1991 1.90 m 6 0 Chekhovskiye Medvedi 20 P Mikhail Chipurin 14 July 1986 1.85 m 191 484 Ivry Handball 21 P Gleb Kalarash 29 November 1990 2.05 m 10 25 Motor Zaporozhye 25 RB Sergey Shelmenko 5 April 1983 1.96 m 57 110 Motor Zaporozhye 26 RW Ruslan Dashko 13 August 1996 1.98 m 5 13 Dinamo Stavropol 30 LB Valentin Buzmakov 17 April 1985 1.92 m 5 6 Permskie Medvedi 31 LW Timur Dibirov 30 July 1983 1.80 m 158 540 RK Vardar 44 LW Igor Soroka 27 May 1991 1.80 m 10 27 Permskie Medvedi 74 P Lev Tcelishchev 16 April 1990 2.05 m 9 0 Dinamo Astrakhan 87 GK Victor Kireev 5 May 1987 1.90 m 6 0 Saint Petersburg 89 CB Dmitry Zhitnikov 20 November 1989 1.85 m 72 137 Wisła Płock

Coaching Staff

HUR Management Personnel:	Andre Lavrov
Head Coach:	Oleg Kuleshov
Coach:	Viacheslav Borisov / Lev Vornin / Alexander Yanushevich
Masseur:	Mikhail Prilutsky
Videooperator:	Andrei Seregin

Notable players

• Andrey Lavrov
• Talant Dujshebaev
• Pavel Sukosyan
• Vyacheslav Gorpishin
• Eduard Koksharov
• Vasily Kudinov
• Dmitry Filippov
• Denis Krivoshlykov
• Serguei Pogorelov
• Dmitri Torgovanov
• Aleksandr Tuchkin
• Stanislav Kulinchenko
• Valeri Gopin
• Oleg Kisselev
• Alexey Kamanin
• Alexey Kostygov
• Alexander Chernoivanov
• Vitaly Ivanov
• Vasily Filippov
• Lev Voronin
• Vyacheslav Atavin
• Oleg Grebnev
• Andrey Starikh
• Pavel Bashkin

Player statistics

Most capped players # Player Games Position Years 1 Andrey Lavrov 320 GK Vyacheslav Atavin 288 OB Vyacheslav Gorpishin 270 ? Alexey Rastvortsev 251 OB Vitali Ivanov 236 CB Eduard Koksharov 226 W Dmitri Torgovanov 219 P Vasily Kudinov 196 OB Sergey Pogorelov 194 OB Mikhail Chipurin 191 P Dmitry Filippov 160+ CB, W Dmitry Kovalev 159 W Timur Dibirov 158 W Denis Krivoshlykov 158 W Pavel Sukosyan 145 GK Talant Duyshebaev 140 CB Alexey Kostygov 131 GK Stanislav Kulinchenko 125 CB Konstantin Igropulo 110 OB 20 Oleg Grams 109 GK Alexander Chernoivanov 108 P Vasily Filippov 101 CB Valery Gopin 100+ W Oleg Kiselyov 100+ CB, OB Oleg Grebnev 100+ P Pavel Atman 93 CB Egor Evdokimov 91 P

Top scorers # Player Goals Average Position Years 1 Eduard Koksharov 1110 4.91 W Alexey Rastvortsev 898 3.58 OB Talant Duyshebaev 726+ CB Dmitri Torgovanov 689 3.15 P Vyacheslav Atavin 600+ OB Timur Dibirov 540 W Vitali Ivanov 522 2.21 CB Konstantin Igropulo 505 OB Mikhail Chipurin 484 P Denis Krivoshlykov 448 2.84 W Sergey Pogorelov 446 2.30 OB Dmitry Kovalev 396 W Vasily Kudinov 300+ OB Dmitry Filippov 300+ CB, W Aleksandr Tuchkin 299 3.25 OB

References

1. 2016 European Championship roster

External links

• Official website
• IHF profile