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).
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Representing  Soviet Union
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1976 Montreal | Team |
| World Championship | ||
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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.
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