Russia national handball team


The Russia national handball team is controlled by the Handball Union of Russia. Russia is designated by IHF and EHF.

History

Handball in Russia as one of the sports games appeared in early 20th century. In the first period of its development the handball in Russia had two forms, 11 players form and 7 players form. The main centers for the development of handball in Russia till the end of 40s were Moscow, Leningrad, Rostov-on-Don, Krasnodar and other cities of the Russian Federation. Its high popularity, growing authority, both in center and in provinces demanded the formation of united organizational and methodical center, and it was had formed. In 1955 was set up the All-Union section of handball, was approved the statutes of this public sports organization, were defined the directions for the development of handball, and that appeared to be a stimulus to wide development of handball in the country. There were formed the sections of handball, were set up handball teams, the handball competitions were held. By early 60s was finally approved a single form of handball game – 7players form.
At that period, thanks to active and purposeful efforts of handball public family – All-Russia and regional federations, coaches, athletes and just lovers for handball – started to work centers for children and youths where were trained young athletes – future champions of world and Olympic Games. The first center of that kind was the sports school "Start" for children and youths in Rostov-on-Don. Then similar schools were opened in Moscow, Sverdlovsk, Leningrad, Krasnodar, Volgograd, Krasnoyarsk and in the Far East. More than 100 such centers for training young athletes were opened in Russia. The best of them were awarded with the status of specialized sports schools of Olympic reserve. The opening of those sports schools of Olympic reserve played a significant role in preparation of high class athletes – the reserve of the master teams and of national teams of the country. Young athletes in the age of 10–17 years had their sports training in those schools using special programs.
To the moment of appear at the international arena the Russian handball players had got sufficient sports potential and could be able to equally withstand to club and national teams of the countries where handball 7players form started its development much earlier.

Honours

Results

Summer Olympics

World Championship

European Championship

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2020 European Men's Handball Championship.
Head coach: Eduard Koksharov

Coaching staff

Notable players

Most capped players


PlayerGamesYears
Andrey Lavrov320GK
Vyacheslav Atavin288OB
Vyacheslav Gorpishin270?
Alexey Rastvortsev251OB
Vitali Ivanov236CB
Eduard Koksharov226W
Dmitri Torgovanov219P
Dmitry Kovalyov213W
Timur Dibirov212W
Mikhail Chipurin208P
Vasily Kudinov196OB
Sergey Pogorelov194OB
Dmitry Filippov160+CB, W
Denis Krivoshlykov158W
Oleg Grams150GK
Pavel Sukosyan145GK
Talant Duyshebaev140CB
Egor Evdokimov132P
Alexey Kostygov131GK
Stanislav Kulinchenko125CB
Daniil Shishkarev122W
Dmitry Zhitnikov119CB
Alexander Chernoivanov116P
Samvel Aslanyan111OB
Konstantin Igropulo110OB
Pavel Atman107CB
Vasily Filippov101CB
Valery Gopin100+W
Oleg Kiselyov100+CB, OB
Oleg Grebnev100+P

Top scorers


PlayerGoalsAverageYears
Eduard Koksharov11104.91W
Alexey Rastvortsev8983.58OB
Talant Duyshebaev726+CB
Dmitri Torgovanov6893.15P
Vyacheslav Atavin600+OB
Timur Dibirov600W
Vitali Ivanov5222.21CB
Konstantin Igropulo505OB
Mikhail Chipurin505P
Denis Krivoshlykov4482.84W
Sergey Pogorelov4462.30OB
Dmitry Kovalyov439W
Vasily Kudinov300+OB
Dmitry Filippov300+CB, W
Aleksandr Tuchkin2993.25OB