Alexander Belostenny
Alexander Mikhaylovich Belostenny (Ukrainian: Олександр Михайлович Білостінний ; Russian: Александр Михайлович Белостенный ; February 24, 1959 – May 25, 2010) was a Ukrainian basketball player. He was a member of the Soviet national team from 1977 to 1992, except for an absence during a single competition, EuroBasket 1987. As a player of the Soviet national team, Belostenny won three gold medals at Eurobasket 1979, Eurobasket 1981, Eurobasket 1985, one gold medal at 1988 Olympics and one bronze at 1980 Olympics. In addition, he is one of the top medalists in FIBA World Championship history having four medals, one gold (1982) and three silver (1978, 1986, 1990). Belostenny spent most of his career at Budivelnyk Kiev and was a leading payer in its only Budivelnyk Soviet League title in 1989. In his last years of his career he played for German club HERZOGtel Trier, where he also competed in the Korać Cup.
Alexander Belostenny died on May 25, 2010 from lung cancer.[1]
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4 Lopatov | 5 Vetra | 6 Sokk | 7 Tikhonenko | 8 Volkov | 9 Belostenny | 10 Berezhnoi | 11 Meleschenko | 12 Bazarevich | 13 Sukharev | 14 Korolev | 15 Pinchuk | Coach: Garastas
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Belostenny, Alexander |
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Basketball player |
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February 24, 1959 |
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May 25, 2010 |
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