Yury Klimov
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Yury Mikhaylovich Klimov ' onMouseout='HidePop("10623")' href="/topics/Ukhta">Ukhta
) is a former Soviet
/Russian handball
player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics
and in the 1976 Summer Olympics
.
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. 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 is coaching since 1979 and currently is the coach of the Iran national handball team
. Klimov was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour
in 1976.
Ukhta
Ukhta is an important industrial town in the Komi Republic of Russia. Population: Oil springs along the Ukhta River were already known in the 17th century. In the mid-19th century, industrialist M. K. Sidorov started to drill for oil in this area. It was one of the first oil wells in...
) is a former Soviet
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
/Russian handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics
1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....
and in the 1976 Summer Olympics
1976 Summer Olympics
The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...
.
He trained in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
and became the Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR in 1973. Klimov played 173 matches for the USSR National Team. At the 1972 Summer Olympics
1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....
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 is coaching since 1979 and currently is the coach of the Iran national handball team
Iran national handball team
The Iran national handball team is the national handball team of Iran and is controlled by the IR Iran Handball Federation.- Asian Championship:* 1989: 8th place* 1991: 11th place* 1993: 9th place* 2000: 5th place* 2002: 5th place* 2004: 7th place...
. Klimov was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour
Order of the Red Banner of Labour
The Order of the Red Banner of Labour was an order of the Soviet Union for accomplishments in labour and civil service. It is the labour counterpart of the military Order of the Red Banner. A few institutions and factories, being the pride of Soviet Union, also received the order.-History:The Red...
in 1976.
Coaching career
- Iran national handball teamIran national handball teamThe Iran national handball team is the national handball team of Iran and is controlled by the IR Iran Handball Federation.- Asian Championship:* 1989: 8th place* 1991: 11th place* 1993: 9th place* 2000: 5th place* 2002: 5th place* 2004: 7th place...
(2006-08) - Zob Ahan Esfahan (2009-present)