Oleg Velyky

{{short description|Ukrainian and German handball player (1977-2010)}}

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| nationality = Ukrainian and German

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| birth_place = Brovary, Ukraine

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Oleg Velyky ({{langx|uk|Олег Великий}}, Oleh Welykyj) (14 October 1977 – 23 January 2010)[http://www.spiegel.de/sport/sonst/0,1518,673609,00.html Spiegel.de:Nationalspieler Oleg Velyky gestorben] {{in lang|de}}[http://www.kyivpost.com/news/nation/detail/57836/ Oleg Velyky dies of cancer at 32], Kyiv Post (January 23, 2010) was a Ukrainian and German handball player. He was a World champion 2007 with the German national team; he was on the team roster, but did not play because of an injury.

Velyky was born in Brovary, Ukraine. He became a German citizen in April 2004. He participated on the German team which finished 4th at the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship.[http://www.ehf-euro.com/mens-euro-2008/teams/group-c/germany.html "Germany"] – European Handball Federation (2008) (Retrieved on February 5, 2008)