Anatoly Yevtushenko

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Nikolayevich and the family name is Yevtushenko.

Yevtushenko (standing) at the Moscow Olympics in a 1980 match of the Soviet Union vs. Romania

Anatoly Nikolayevich Yevtushenko (Russian: Анатолий Николаевич Евтушенко; 1 September 1934 – 6 January 2026) was a Soviet handball player and coach who was an Honored Coach of the USSR.

Biography

Yevtushenko was born in Horlivka on 1 September 1934. As a player he was champion of the USSR, and then double - silver medalist.

As a coach of NC MAI 6 times (1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975) he led the club to the championship, 7 times (1969, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980) led the club to the silver, and once (1987) - a bronze.

In 1968, the student team of the USSR under the direction of Yevtushenko became world champion. In 1969-1990 he headed Soviet Union national handball team which became the Olympic champion in Montreal 1976 and Seoul 1988, the silver medalist at Moscow Olympics of 1980. The national team of the Soviet Union was World Cup 1982 and silver medalist 1978 World Men's Handball Championship and World Cup 1990.

After the collapse of the Soviet Union he worked in TSV Milbertshofen in Germany. Working in Kuwait, he led the team to victory at the Asian Championship and received vouchers for the Olympics-1996. In Austria, he worked with Hypo Niederösterreich and women's national team.

In 1976, he received the title of Honored Coach of the USSR. At the same time he was awarded the gold medal of the sports committee of the Union "Best Coach in the Country".

Yevtushenko died on 6 January 2026, at the age of 91.

External links

• А.Н. Евтушенко в Олимпийской энциклопедии