Aleksandr Karshakevich

Aleksandr Karshakevich
Aleksandr Karshakevich (1987)
Personal information
Full name Aleksandr Vladimirovich Karshakevich
Born 6 April 1959 (1959-04-06) (age 66)
Ashmyany, Hrodna Voblast, Byelorussian SSR, USSR
Height 184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Left wing
Senior clubs
Years Team
1979-1990
SKA Minsk
1990-1994
DJK Hürth Gleuel
National team
Years Team
Soviet Union
Medal record
Men's handball
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
1988 Seoul Team
1980 Moscow Team
World Championships
1982 West Germany Team
1990 Czechoslovakia Team

Aleksandr Vladimirovich Karshakevich (Belarusian: Аляксандр Уладзіміравіч Каршакевіч; Russian: Александр Владимирович Каршакевич, born 6 April 1959 in Ashmyany, Hrodna Voblast) is a former Soviet/Belarusian handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1988 Summer Olympics.[1]

In 1980, he won the silver medal with the Soviet team. He played four matches including the final and scored 13 goals.

Eight years later he won the gold medal with the Soviet team. He played five matches including the final and scored twenty goals.

At club level he played for SKA Minsk and won the Soviet Championship in 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988 and 1990. At European level he won the European Cup in 1987 1989 and 1990. He also won the EHF Cup Winners' Cup in 1983 and 1988.

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aleksandr Karshakevich". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.