Vasily Kudinov

Vasily Kudinov
Personal information
Born (1969-02-17)17 February 1969
Ilyinka, Astrakhan Oblast, Soviet Union
Died 11 February 2017(2017-02-11) (aged 47)
Astrakhan, Russia
Nationality Russian
National team
Years Team
Russia
Medal record
Men's handball
Representing the  Unified Team
Olympic Games
1992 BarcelonaTeam
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
2000 SydneyTeam competition
2004 AthensTeam competition
World Championships
1993 SwedenTeam
1997 JapanTeam
1999 EgyptTeam
European Championship
1996 SpainTeam
1994 PortugalTeam

Vasily Kudinov (17 February 1969 – 11 February 2017) was a Russian handball player, born in Ilyinka, Astrakhan Oblast, Russian SFSR.

He participated in three Olympics, winning two gold medals and one bronze medal.

At the 1992 Summer Olympics he won a gold medal with the Unified Team at the Olympics.

He played for the Russia men's national handball team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where Russia won the gold medal.

Kudinov died on 11 February 2017, six days prior to his 48th birthday, in Astrakhan.