Mikhail Vasilyev (handballer)

Mikhail Anatolyevich Vasilyev (Russian: Михаил Анатольевич Васильев; 4 March 1961 – 25 February 2025) was a Russian handball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Mikhail Vasilyev
Medal record
Men's handball
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1988 SeoulTeam
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1982 West GermanyTeam

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]

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