Aleksandr Karshakevich

Aleksandr Karshakevich
Personal information
Born6 April 1959 (1959-04-06) (age 65)
Ashmyany, Hrodna Voblast, Byelorussian SSR, USSR
Medal record
Men's handball
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul Team
Silver medal – second place 1980 Moscow Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1982 West Germany Team
Silver medal – second place 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.

  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.