Sergei Belov
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's Basketball | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 1972 Munich | Soviet Union | |
| Bronze | 1968 Mexico City | Soviet Union | |
| Bronze | 1976 Montreal | Soviet Union | |
| Bronze | 1980 Moscow | Soviet Union | |
Sergei Alexandrovich Belov (Russian: Серге́й Алекса́ндрович Бело́в; born January 23, 1944 in the village of Nashchyokovo, now in Shegarsky District, Tomsk Oblast[1]) is a former basketball player, most notably playing for the Soviet Union at Olympic Games. He trained at Trud Voluntary Sports Society and later at Armed Forces sports society.[2]
At the age of twenty, he made his debut in "Uralmash" team (Sverdlovsk, 1964-67) and then played for CSKA Moscow for twelve years, eleven times becoming the USSR Champion and two times Euroleague Champion (1969, 1971). He was also a member of the Soviet national team for fourteen years (1967-1980), he helped them winning a gold medal (1972) and three bronze medals (1968, 1976, 1980) at the Olympic Games, became the World Champion in 1967 and 1974 and European Champion in 1967, 1969, 1971 and 1979. In 1968 he became the Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR. Later he became the Honoured Trainer of Russia (1995) and the President of Russian Basketball Federation (1993-98) [1]
Belov is considered to be one of the best non-American basketball players of all time. He was the first European to be inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame on May 11, 1992. In 1991 FIBA named him the "Best European Player Ever".[3]
[edit] Reference
- ^ a b Great Russian Encyclopedia (2005), Moscow: Bolshaya Rossiyskaya Entsiklopediya Publisher, vol. 3, p. 227.
- ^ Boris Khavin (1979). All about Olympic Games., 2nd ed. (in Russian), Moscow: Fizkultura i sport, p. 532.
- ^ Sergei Belov FIBA profile
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| Preceded by Charles Kerr Lake Placid 1980 |
Final Olympic Torchbearer Sergei Alexandrovich Belov Moscow 1980 |
Succeeded by Sandra Dubravčič Sarajevo 1984 |
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