Eduard Koksharov, the Russian handball player and coach who was an Olympic champion in 2000 and a bronze medalist in 2004, died on March 31, 2026.
Born in Krasnodar on November 4, 1975, he played as a left winger and represented Russia before retiring from the national team in 2012. Koksharov won the gold medal at the 1997 World Championships and later joined Celje from SKIF Krasnodar in the 1999–2000 season, at age 23.
He died in Ratamka, Minsk Region, Belarus, at the age of 50.
Eduard Aleksandrovich Koksharov (Russian: Эдуард Александрович Кокшаров, 4 November 1975 – 31 March 2026) was a Russian handball player and coach.