Georgi Sviridenko

Georgi Vladimirovich Sviridenko (Георгій Уладзіміравіч Свірыдзенка; Георгий Владимирович Свириденко; born December 3, 1962, in Minsk, Belarusian SSR) is a former Soviet/Belarusian handball player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Sviridenko played for SKA Minsk from 1981 to 1990. In 1991-1993, he played for Italian teams, "Ortigia Siracusa" and "CUS Palermo".

In 1988 he won the gold medal with the Soviet team. He played all six matches and scored twelve goals. He also won a silver medal at the World Championship in 1990.

Sviridenko received Order of Honor in 2008.