Vasily Petrovich Ilyin (russian: Василий Петрович Ильин; 8 January 1949 – 21 September 2015) was a

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handball player. Ilyin was born in

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settlement, Pargolovsky District,

Leningrad Oblast Leningrad Oblast ( rus, Ленинградская область, Leningradskaya oblast’, lʲɪnʲɪnˈgratskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ, , ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). It was established on 1 August 1927, although it was not until 194 ...

Profile in the Olympic Encyclopedia
/ref> He trained at Burevestnik in

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. He was a member of the

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National Team since 1970 and became the

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in 1976. In 1972 he was part of the USSR Olympic Team which finished fifth at the

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. He played all six matches and scored eleven goals. Four years later he won the gold medal with the Soviet team at the

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. He played three matches and scored two goals. During his career he played 101 match for the USSR National Team and scored 177 goals.

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1949 births 2015 deaths Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR Soviet male handball players Russian male handball players Burevestnik (sports society) athletes Handball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic handball players of the Soviet Union Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in handball Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Leningrad Oblast {{USSR-Olympic-medalist-stub