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Vasily Kudinov

Vasily Kudinov, Russian handball player (died 2017)

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Born
February 17, 1969
Died
February 11, 2017
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1969

About Vasily Kudinov

Vasily Alexandrovich Kudinov (Russian: Василий Александрович Кудинов, 17 February 1969 – 11 February 2017) was a Russian handball player, born in Ilyinka, Astrakhan Oblast, Russian SFSR. He has won all three major international tournaments; European and World Championships and Olympic gold. Kudinov died on 11 February 2017, six days prior to his 48th birthday, in Astrakhan. At the 1992 Summer Olympics he won a gold medal with the Unified Team at the Olympics. He played for the Russia men's national handball team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where Russia won the gold medal.

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Vasily Kudinov timeline

  1. At the 1992 Summer Olympics he won a gold medal with the Unified Team at the Olympics.
  2. He played for the Russia men's national handball team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where Russia won the gold medal.

The world when Vasily Kudinov was born

Vasily Kudinov was born in 1969. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1969

  • #1 song"Sugar, Sugar" – The Archies
  • Top movieMidnight Cowboy
  • Top TV showRowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  • Best-selling bookThe Godfather – Mario Puzo

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentNew York Mets "Miracle Mets" win the World Series
  • Top headlineNeil Armstrong walks on the Moon: "One small step for man"
  • Technology milestoneApollo 11 — first humans walk on the Moon
  • Defining fadWoodstock festival
  • Notable inventionARPANET (precursor to the internet)
  • World population3.63 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRichard Nixon
  • Sports championNew York Mets (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population202.7M

1969 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Vasily Kudinov's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19692026
Gas$0.35$3.45/gal
Average home$16,400$435,000
Average income$10,900$67,500
Minimum wage$1.60$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$1.42$11.95
Postage stamp$0.06$0.73
Population202.7M341 million

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