Sergei Belov
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 Sergei Belov |
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Competitor for the  Soviet Union |
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| Olympic Games | |||
| Bronze | 1968 Mexico City | Team | |
| Gold | 1972 Munich | Team | |
| Bronze | 1976 Montreal | Team | |
| Bronze | 1980 Moscow | Team | |
| World Championship | |||
| Gold | 1967 Montevideo | Team | |
| Gold | 1974 Puerto Rico | Team | |
| Silver | 1978 Philippines | Team | |
| European Championships | |||
| Gold | 1967 Finland | Team | |
| Gold | 1969 Italy | Team | |
| Gold | 1971 West Germany | Team | |
| Bronze | 1973 Spain | Team | |
| Silver | 1975 Yugoslavia | Team | |
| Silver | 1977 Belgium | Team | |
| Gold | 1979 Italy | Team | |
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 the Olympic Games. He trained at Trud Voluntary Sports Society and later at Armed Forces sports society.[2]
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[edit] Career
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).
[edit] International career
He was also a member of the Soviet national team for fourteen years (1967-1980), he helped them win a gold medal (1972) and three bronze medals (1968, 1976, 1980) at the Olympic Games, become the World Champions in 1967 and 1974 and European Champions in 1967, 1969, 1971 and 1979. In 1968 he became an Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR. Later he became an Honoured Trainer of Russia (1995) and the President of the Russian Basketball Federation (1993-98) [1]
[edit] Awards
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] He was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2007.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ 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
- ^ FIBA Hall of Fame page on Belov
