Mikhail Yakimovich
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) is a former Belarusian handball
player.
Throughout his senior career, Yakimovich played for SKA Minsk
in the Soviet Union
/Belarus
, and later for Teka Cantabria and Portland San Antonio in Spain. Besides numerous other achievements, he won the EHF Champions League
with all the three teams. Currently he is one of the only three players to win the trophy with three different teams, the other two being Mateo Garralda and Jose Javier Hombrados
from Spain.
In 1990
he won a silver medal on the World Championship as a member of the Soviet Union
team. Two years later he won the gold medal on the 1992 Olympics
with the Unified Team
. After the Soviet Union was disbanded, he opted to play for the national team of his native Belarus
. He participated on several tournaments with the Belarusian team, and although they never won any medals, he gained several individual recognitions, like coming in as the third best scorer overall on the 1995 World Championship
.
Slutsk
Slutsk is a town in Belarus, located on the Sluch River south of Minsk. As of 2010 its population is of 61,400).-Geography:The town is situated in the south-west of its Voblast, not too far from from the city of Soligorsk.-History:...
) is a former Belarusian 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.
Throughout his senior career, Yakimovich played for SKA Minsk
SKA Minsk
SKA Minsk is a team handball club from Minsk, Belarus. Currently, SKA Minsk competes in the Belarusian First League of Handball.-Accomplishments:Vladimir Sebastian Schuwendt er ejer af klubben, han købte den i 2008 for en sum på 14,2 Mio ca....
in the Soviet Union
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....
/Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
, and later for Teka Cantabria and Portland San Antonio in Spain. Besides numerous other achievements, he won the EHF Champions League
EHF Champions League
The EHF Champions League is the most important professional club handball competition in Europe . The competition was started in the 1956–57 season, and is administered by the European Handball Federation.The most successful teams are from Germany and Spain...
with all the three teams. Currently he is one of the only three players to win the trophy with three different teams, the other two being Mateo Garralda and Jose Javier Hombrados
Jose Javier Hombrados
José Javier Hombrados is a Spanish Handball player. He currently plays for BM Ciudad Real of the Spanish Liga ASOBAL...
from Spain.
In 1990
1990 World Men's Handball Championship
The 1990 World Championship for men in team handball was the 12th edition of the World Handball Championship. It was held in Czechoslovakia from February 28 to March 10, 1990.-Teams:- Group A:-Group B:-Group C:-Group D:- Group 1:...
he won a silver medal on the World Championship as a member of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union national handball team
The USSR national handball team was the national handball team of the Soviet Union.-World Championships Record:-Summer Olympics Record:-National teams of the former Soviet republics:-See also:*Soviet Union women's national handball team...
team. Two years later he won the gold medal on the 1992 Olympics
Handball at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Final results for the Handball competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics:-Medal summary:-References:*...
with the Unified Team
Unified Team
The Unified Team was the name used for the sports team of the former Soviet Union at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville and the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. The IOC country code was EUN, after the French name, Équipe Unifiée...
. After the Soviet Union was disbanded, he opted to play for the national team of his native Belarus
Belarus national handball team
The Belarus national handball team is the national handball team of Belarus....
. He participated on several tournaments with the Belarusian team, and although they never won any medals, he gained several individual recognitions, like coming in as the third best scorer overall on the 1995 World Championship
1995 World Men's Handball Championship
The 1995 World Championship for men in team handball was the 14th World Handball Championship. It was held in Iceland.-Preliminary round:-Group A:-Group B:-Group C:-Group D:-Finals:-Final standings:# # # # # # # # # # # #...
.