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Georgi Sviridenko

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Georgi Sviridenko
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

Georgi Vladimirovich Sviridenko (Belarusian: Георгій Уладзіміравіч Свірыдзенка; Russian: Георгий Владимирович Свириденко; born December 3, 1962, in Minsk, Belarusian SSR) is a former Soviet/Belarusian handball player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Sviridenko played for SKA Minsk from 1981 to 1990. In 1991-1993, he played for Italian teams, "Ortigia Siracusa" and "CUS Palermo".[1]

In 1988 he won the gold medal with the Soviet team. He played all six matches and scored twelve goals. He also won a silver medal at the World Championship in 1990.[2]

Sviridenko received Order of Honor in 2008.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Энциклопедия отечественного спорта (Российская империя – Советский Союз – Российская Федерация) в 3-х томах (in Russian). Litres. 2022-12-12. p. 154. ISBN 978-5-04-515914-2.
  2. ^ Большая олимпийская энциклопедия. Том 2. О–Я (in Russian). Litres. 2022-05-15. p. 614. ISBN 978-5-04-049811-6.
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