Russia national handball team

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Association Handball Union of Russia
(Союз гандболистов России)
Coach Dmitri Torgovanov
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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 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
Poland 2016Main round96213160161
Total12/121 title703842821012008

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 (1988-07-06) 6 July 1988 1.89 m 67 153 Republic of Macedonia RK Vardar
7 RW Dmitry Kovalev (1982-05-15) 15 May 1982 1.80 m 159 396 Russia Chekhovskiye Medvedi
10 P Alexander Chernoivanov (1979-02-13) 13 February 1979 2.02 m 108 219 Russia Chekhovskiye Medvedi
11 CB Pavel Atman (1987-05-25) 25 May 1987 1.90 m 93 157 Belarus Meshkov Brest
12 GK Vadim Bogdanov (1986-03-26) 26 March 1986 1.97 m 74 0 Poland Azoty-Puławy
13 LB Sergei Gorbok (1982-12-04) 4 December 1982 1.96 m 48 164 Republic of Macedonia RK Vardar
16 GK Dmitry Pavlenko (1991-01-01) 1 January 1991 1.90 m 6 0 Russia Chekhovskiye Medvedi
20 P Mikhail Chipurin (1986-07-14) 14 July 1986 1.85 m 191 484 France Ivry Handball
21 P Gleb Kalarash (1990-11-29) 29 November 1990 2.05 m 10 25 Ukraine Motor Zaporozhye
25 RB Sergey Shelmenko (1983-04-05) 5 April 1983 1.96 m 57 110 Ukraine Motor Zaporozhye
26 RW Ruslan Dashko (1996-08-13) 13 August 1996 1.98 m 5 13 Russia Dinamo Stavropol
30 LB Valentin Buzmakov (1985-04-17) 17 April 1985 1.92 m 5 6 Russia Permskie Medvedi
31 LW Timur Dibirov (1983-07-30) 30 July 1983 1.80 m 158 540 Republic of Macedonia RK Vardar
44 LW Igor Soroka (1991-05-27) 27 May 1991 1.80 m 10 27 Russia Permskie Medvedi
74 P Lev Tcelishchev (1990-04-16) 16 April 1990 2.05 m 9 0 Russia Dinamo Astrakhan
87 GK Victor Kireev (1987-05-05) 5 May 1987 1.90 m 6 0 Russia Saint Petersburg
89 CB Dmitry Zhitnikov (1989-11-20) 20 November 1989 1.85 m 72 137 Poland 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

Player statistics

Most capped players

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

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