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Yury Mikhailovich Klimov (Russian: Юрий Михайлович Климов; 22 July 1940 – 17 October 2022) was a Soviet and Russian handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Yury Klimov

Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
Men's Handball
Olympic Games
	1976 Montreal	Team
World Championship
	1978 Denmark	Team competition

Klimov was born in Ukhta on 22 July 1940.[1] He trained in Moscow and became the Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR in 1973. Klimov played 173 matches for the USSR National Team.[2] At the 1972 Summer Olympics he was part of the Soviet team which finished fifth. He played all six matches and scored seven goals. Four years later he won the gold medal with the Soviet team. He played all six matches and scored twelve goals. He coached from 1979,[1] and latterly served as the coach of the Iran men's national handball team. Klimov was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour in 1976.[2]

Klimov died on 17 October 2022, at the age of 82.[3]

Coaching career

• Iran men's national handball team (2006–08)
• Zob Ahan Esfahan (2009–20??)

References

External links

• Yury Klimov at Olympedia
• profile

На других языках

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[de] Juri Michailowitsch Klimow

Juri Michailowitsch Klimow (russisch Юрий Михайлович Климов; * 22. Juli 1940 in Syktywkar; † 17. Oktober 2022[1]) war ein sowjetischer bzw. russischer Handballspieler und -trainer.

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- [en] Yury Klimov

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[ru] Климов, Юрий Михайлович

Ю́рий Миха́йлович Кли́мов (22 июля 1940 (1940-07-22), Сыктывкар[2], Коми АССР, РСФСР, СССР — 17 октября 2022[3]) — советский гандболист и тренер.

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