Sergey Pogorelov

Sergey Valentinovich Pogorelov (Russian: Серге́й Валентинович Погорелов; June 2, 1974 in Volgograd – April 24, 2019 in Volgograd)[2] was a Russian team handball player and Olympic champion from 2000 in Sydney.[3] He received a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens with the Russian national team.[4]

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Valentinovich and the family name is Pogorelov.
Sergey Pogorelov
Personal information
Full name Sergey Valentinovich Pogorelov
Born (1974-06-02)2 June 1974
Volgograd, Russian SFSR
Died 24 April 2019(2019-04-24) (aged 44)
Volgograd, Russia
Nationality Russian
Height 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)[1]
Playing position Right back
Senior clubs
Years Team
0000–1999
 HC Kaustik Volgograd
1999–2000
 TBV Lemgo
2000–2001
 ThSV Eisenach
2001–2005
 BM Ciudad Real
2002–2003
 → Villeurbanne (loan)
2003–2004
 → Paris Saint-Germain (loan)
2004–2005
 → BM Altea (loan)
2005–2008
 Algeciras BM
2008
 RK Metalurg Skopje
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–2005
 Russia 194 (446)
Medal record
Men's handball
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2000 SydneyTeam
Bronze medal – third place2004 AthensTeam
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1997 JapanTeam
Silver medal – second place1999 EgyptTeam
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1996 SpainTeam
Silver medal – second place2000 CroatiaTeam

References
  1. "Sergey Pogorelov". eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  2. В Волгограде сегодня не стало олимпийского чемпиона (in Russian)
  3. "2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Handball" Archived 2008-04-07 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 2, 2008)
  4. "2004 Summer Olympics – Athens, Greece – Handball" Archived 2008-04-07 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 2, 2008)


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