Georgi Sviridenko

Georgi Sviridenko
Personal information
Full name Georgi Vladimirovich Sviridenko
Born (1962-12-03) 3 December 1962
Minsk, Byelorussian SSR
Nationality Belarusian
Senior clubs
Years Team
1981–1990
 SKA Minsk
1991–1993
 CUS Palermo
1993–1995
 SV Blau-Weiss Spandau
National team
Years Team Apps
–
 Soviet Union 132[1]
Teams managed
1995–1996
 SKA Minsk
1996–2000
 SV BW Spandau
2000–2003
 TV Grambke Bremen
–
 Füchse Berlin
–
 Dessau-Roßlauer HV
–2010
 HSG Düsseldorf
2010–2012
 HSC 2000 Coburg
2012–2013
 Dessau-Roßlauer HV
2013–2015
 VfL Gummersbach (U23)
2015–
 MT Melsungen B
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1988 SeoulTeam
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1990 CzechoslovakiaTeam

Georgi Vladimirovich Sviridenko (Belarusian: Георгій Уладзіміравіч Свірыдзенка; Russian: Георгий Владимирович Свириденко; born December 3, 1962, in Minsk, Belarusian SSR) is a former Soviet/Belarusian handball player and coach who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Sviridenko played for SKA Minsk from 1981 to 1990. In 1991-1993, he played for Italian teams, "Ortigia Siracusa" and "CUS Palermo".[2] With SKA Minsk he won Soviet Men's Handball Championship several times, as well as the EHF Champions League in 1987, 1989 and 1990.

In 1988 he won the gold medal with the Soviet team. He played all six matches and scored twelve goals. He also won a silver medal at the World Championship in 1990.[3]

Sviridenko received Order of Honor in 2008.[2]

Private

His daughter, Alexandra, plays handball for the German second tier team BVB Füchse Berlin.[4]

His sister Irina Sumnikova is a former basketball player for the Soviet Union, who won gold medals at the 1992 Summer Olympics.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "List of national team players" (in Russian). Belarusian Handball Federation.
  2. 1 2 Энциклопедия отечественного спорта (Российская империя – Советский Союз – Российская Федерация) в 3-х томах (in Russian). Litres. 2022-12-12. p. 154. ISBN 978-5-04-515914-2.
  3. ↑ Большая олимпийская энциклопедия. Том 2. О–Я (in Russian). Litres. 2022-05-15. p. 614. ISBN 978-5-04-049811-6.
  4. ↑ "Erfolgreiche Handball-Familie". rp-online.de (in German). Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  5. ↑ "Irina Sumnikova (Sviridenko)". National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
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