Aleksandr Petrov (basketball)

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Aleksandr Petrov
Personal information
Born14 May 1939
Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
Died5 May 2001(2001-05-05) (aged 61)[1]
Height2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
Weight103 kg (227 lb)
Sport
SportBasketball
ClubDynamo Moscow, Dynamo Tbilisi
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1960 Italy National Team
Silver medal – second place 1964 Tokyo National Team
FIBA World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1963 Rio de Janeiro National Team
FIBA EuroBasket
Gold medal – first place 1959 Istanbul National Team
Gold medal – first place 1961 Belgrade National Team
Gold medal – first place 1963 Wrocław National Team
Gold medal – first place 1965 Moscow National Team

Aleksandr Pavlovich Petrov (sometimes: Alexandre) (Russian: Александр Павлович Петров; 14 May 1939 – 5 May 2001) was one of the first tall centers in Soviet basketball. Playing for the senior men's Soviet Union national basketball team, he won silver medals at the 1960 Summer Olympics and 1964 Summer Olympics,[2] a bronze medal at the 1963 FIBA World Championship, as well as four EuroBasket titles, at EuroBasket 1959, EuroBasket 1961, EuroBasket 1963, and EuroBasket 1965.[3] He was named the best center at the 1963 FIBA World Championship. After he retired from playing, he coached basketball teams in Moscow, and later in Madagascar.[4] For his achievements, he was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honour.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ Aleksandr Petrov's profile at Sport-Strana.ru (in Russian)
  2. ^ Aleksandr Petrov. sports-reference.com
  3. ^ All time medallist (Top 10). archive.fiba.com
  4. ^ Е. А. Школьников (2003). Динамо. Энциклопедия. ОЛМА Медиа Групп. pp. 20–21. ISBN 978-5-224-04399-6.
  5. ^ ПЕТРОВ Александр Павлович (СССР) Archived 2018-04-16 at the Wayback Machine. sportbiography.ru

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