Vladimir Maksimov
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Vladimir Salmanovich Maksimov ' onMouseout='HidePop("84410")' href="/topics/Moscow">Moscow
) is a former Soviet
/Russian handball
player. After his retirement as an active field player, he was chosen as a coach for the national team
, with which he won all three major titles in handball (European champion in 1996
, world champion twice in 1993
and 1997
and Olympic champion in 2000
). He is, with Claude Onesta
for France, the only coach for a national handball team to have obtained these three titles.
As an active player, he was on the team who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics
(three matches played, fifth place) and in the 1976 Summer Olympics
(gold medal).
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...
) is a former Soviet
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. After his retirement as an active field player, he was chosen as a coach for the national team
Russia national handball team
The Russia national handball team is the national handball team of Russia and is controlled by the Handball Union of Russia. Russia is designated by IHF and EHF as the inheritor of the record of USSR until 1990 and the Unified Team during the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.-History of handball...
, with which he won all three major titles in handball (European champion in 1996
1996 European Men's Handball Championship
-Final ranking:...
, world champion twice in 1993
1993 World Men's Handball Championship
The 1993 World Championship for men in team handball was the 13th World Handball Championship. It was held in Sweden.-Teams:- Group A:-Group B:-Group C:-Group D:- Group 1:-Group 2:-3rd / 4th place:* - In Stockholm...
and 1997
1997 World Men's Handball Championship
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and Olympic champion in 2000
Handball at the 2000 Summer Olympics
-Medal summary:-References:*...
). He is, with Claude Onesta
Claude Onesta
Claude Onesta is a former French handball player and current head coach for the French national handball team.He is, with Vladimir Maksimov, the only coach to have obtained the three major titles in handball: European champion , world champion ) and Olympic champion...
for France, the only coach for a national handball team to have obtained these three titles.
As an active player, he was on the team 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....
(three matches played, fifth place) 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...
(gold medal).