Aleksey Veniaminovich Kostygov (russian: Алексей Вениаминович Костыгов; born July 5, 1973) is a Russian handball player who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics and in the 2008 Summer Olympics. He was born in

Yaroslavl Yaroslavl ( rus, Ярослáвль, p=jɪrɐˈsɫavlʲ) is a city and the administrative center of Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, located northeast of Moscow. The historic part of the city is a World Heritage Site, and is located at the confluenc ...

. In 2004 he was a member of the Russian team which won the bronze medal in the Olympic tournament. He played two matches as goalkeeper. Four years later he finished sixth with the Russian team in the 2008 Olympic tournament. He played all eight matches as goalkeeper.

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* 1973 births Living people Russian male handball players Olympic handball players for Russia Handball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Russia Olympic medalists in handball Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Yaroslavl {{Russia-handball-bio-stub