Valeri Dmitriyevich Gassy (Russian: Валерий Дмитриевич Гассий) (April 22, 1949, Ukraine – February 1, 2004) was a Soviet/Ukraine handball player who competed in the 1972 Olympics and in the 1976 Olympics. He was born in Kolomyia (today in Ukraine).

Olympic medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
Men's Handball
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1976 Montreal Team
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 1978 Denmark Team

He played at Burevestnik Krasnodar and at CSKA Moscow (1973–1974).[1] In 1972 he was part of the Soviet team which finished fifth. He played all six matches and scored twelve goals.

Four years later he won the gold medal with the Soviet team. He played five matches including the final and scored 25 goals. At the 1978 World Championship he also won a silver medal.

References

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  1. ^ (in Russian) Great Olympic Encyclopedia, vol.1-2, Moscow:Olympia Press Publisher, 2006, entry on "Гассий", available online
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