Vladimir Maksimov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Vladimir Maksimov

handball player

Date of Birth: 14-Oct-1945

Place of Birth: Kant, Chuy Region, Kyrgyzstan

Profession: handball player, handball coach

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Vladimir Salmanovich Maksimov (Russian: ???????? ?????????? ????????; born October 14, 1945 in Kant, Kirghiz SSR) is a Soviet/Russian handball player.
After his retirement as an active field player, he was chosen as a coach for the Russian national team, with which he won all three major titles in handball (European champion in 1996, world champion twice in 1993 and 1997 and Olympic champion in 2000).
He is, with Claude Onesta for France, the only coach for a national handball team to have obtained these three titles. As an active player, he was on the team who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics (three matches played, fifth place) and in the 1976 Summer Olympics (gold medal).