Valery Pavlovich Gopin (Russian: Валерий Павлович Гопин, born 8 May 1964) is a Russian handball player. He became Olympic champion in 1988 with the Soviet Union national handball team, and in 1992 with the Unified Team.[1] He became European champion with the Russia national handball team in 1996.

Valery Gopin
Personal information
Born (1964-05-08) 8 May 1964 (age 59)
Seltso, Bryansk Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR
Nationality Russian
National team
Years Team
Soviet Union
Unified Team
Russia
Medal record
Men's Handball
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul Team
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1990 Czechoslovakia Team
Representing the  Unified Team
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona Team
Representing  Russia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1993 Sweden Team
Gold medal – first place 1997 Japan Team
Silver medal – second place 1999 Egypt Team
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 1996 Spain Team
Silver medal – second place 1994 Portugal Team

References edit

  1. ^ Profile: Valery Gopin sports.reference.com (Retrieved on 19 December 2008)

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