Mikhail Vasilyev (handballer)
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Representing  Soviet Union
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1988 Seoul | Team |
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1982 West Germany | Team |
Mikhail Anatolyevich Vasilyev (Russian: Михаил Анатольевич Васильев; 4 March 1961 – March 2025) was a Russian handball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1988 Summer Olympics.
In 1988, he won the gold medal with the Soviet team where he played all six matches and scored five goals. On 5 March 2025, it was announced that Vasilyev had died at the age of 64.[1]
References
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