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14 October 1977 Brovary, Ukraine | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 January 2010 (aged 32) | ||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Ukrainian and German | ||||||||||||||||
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Oleg Velyky (Ukrainian: Олег Великий, Oleh Welykyj) (14 October 1977 – 23 January 2010)[1][2] was a Ukrainian and German handball player. He was a World champion 2007 with the German national team; he was on the team roster, but did not play because of an injury.
Velyky was born in Brovary, Ukraine. He became a German citizen in April 2004. He participated on the German team which finished 4th at the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship.[3]
- ^ Spiegel.de:Nationalspieler Oleg Velyky gestorben (in German)
- ^ Oleg Velyky dies of cancer at 32, Kyiv Post (January 23, 2010)
- ^ "Germany" – European Handball Federation (2008) (Retrieved on February 5, 2008)