Andrey Artamonov

• Bats Left, Throws Right

• Born 1968

Biographical Information

Andrey Artamonov was on the Russian national team.

His father was a hockey player and he wanted to follow suit, but Soviet authorities brought him and other talented athletes together to form the first USSR national team. He got to meet President Reagan when the team visited the US. He was 2 for 7 with a double, walk and a RBI in the 1993 European Championship, handling 20 putouts while backing up Sergei Korolev at catcher; only Alexander Vidjaev and Korolev had better averages for Russia. During the 1995 European Championship, he backed up Alexey Golubev at catcher, going 1 for 9 with a walk, two runs and a RBI, with 29 putouts, 2 assists and no errors. In that year's Euros, only Luigi Carrozza and Jamel Boutagra had more chances and no errors by a catcher. He later was a successful coach with RusStar in the Russian League.