Valeri Gassy
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Valeri Dmitriyevich Gassy (April 22, 1949 – February 1, 2004) was a Soviet
/Russian handball
player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics
and in the 1976 Summer Olympics
. He was born in Kolomyya.
He trained at Burevestnik in Krasnodar
and at the Armed Forces sports society in Moscow
(1973-1974). In 1972 he was part of the Soviet team which finished fifth. He played all six matches and scored twelve goals.
Four years later he won the gold medal with the Soviet team. He played five matches including the final and scored 25 goals.
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
/Russian handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics
1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....
and in the 1976 Summer Olympics
1976 Summer Olympics
The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...
. He was born in Kolomyya.
He trained at Burevestnik in Krasnodar
Krasnodar
Krasnodar is a city in Southern Russia, located on the Kuban River about northeast of the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk. It is the administrative center of Krasnodar Krai . Population: -Name:...
and at the Armed Forces sports society in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
(1973-1974). In 1972 he was part of the Soviet team which finished fifth. He played all six matches and scored twelve goals.
Four years later he won the gold medal with the Soviet team. He played five matches including the final and scored 25 goals.