Igor Vasilyev (handballer)

Igor Vladimirovich Vasilyev (Russian: Игорь Владимирович Васильев; 24 January 1966 – 26 May 2023) was a Russian handball player and coach, who played as a back. He competed for the Unified Team in the 1992 Summer Olympics. He was born in Volgograd. In 1992 he won the gold medal with the Unified Team. He played all seven matches and scored two goals.

The CIS team in 1992

Igor Vasilyev for the Unified team - 1992

Olympic medal record
Men's handball
Representing the  Unified Team
Olympic Games
	1992 Barcelona	Team
Representing  Russia
World Championships
	1993 Sweden	Team
European Championships
	1994 Portugal	Team

At the 1993 World Men's Handball Championship he won gold medals with Russia.

Vasilyev died on 26 May 2023, at the age of 57.^[1]