hiː ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntᵻd ðə sˈoʊviət jˈuːniən æt ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt sˈʌmɚɹ əlˈɪmpɪks, wˈɪnɪŋ ɐ ɡˈoʊld mˈɛdəl ɪnðə fˈʊtbɔːl kˌɑːmpətˈɪʃən.
He represented the Soviet Union at the 1988 Summer Olympics, winning a gold medal in the football competition.