Viktor Zubkov (basketball)

This article is about the Soviet basketball player. For the Russian politician, see Viktor Zubkov.

Victor Alekseyevich Zubkov (Russian: Виктор Алексеевич Зубков; born 24 April 1937 in Rostov, Soviet Union) is a retired Soviet basketball player considered one of the most distinguished players of Soviet and European basketball in the 50's and 60's, who won two silver medals at the Olympics for the Soviet national team.
A 2.04 m Center^[1], at the club level Zubkov played for CSKA Moscow with whom he won 8 national league titles (1959–1966) and two European Champions cups (1961 and 1963).
As a member for the national team for seven years (1956–1963) he won two Olympic silver medals (1956 and 1960), one world championship Bronze medal in 1963 (in which he was also team captain) and three European championships (1957, 1959, 1961).
He retired from basketball in 1966 and since then has worked as senior instructor and deputy chief of the military-engineering academy named after Valerian Kuybyshev and as the head coach of the Mozambique national team.

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v • d • e Soviet Union squad - 1963 FIBA World Championship - Bronze medal

4 Gladun \| 5 Hrinyin \| 6 Ivanov \| 7 Kalnins \| 8 Kornjejev \| 9 Lesava \| 10 Minaschvili \| 11 Petrov \| 12 Travin \| 13 Ugrehelidse \| 14 Volnov \| 15 Zubkov \| Coach: Gomelsky

v • d • e 1956 Olympic Silver Medalists Men's Basketball – Soviet Union

Arkadi Bochkaryov \| Maigonis Valdmanis \| Viktor Zubkov \| Jānis Krūmiņš \| Algirdas Lauritėnas \| Valdis Muiznieks \| Yuri Ozerov \| Kazys Petkevičius \| Michail Semyonov \| Stasys Stonkus \| Michail Studenezki \| Vladimir Torban \| Coach: Stepan Spandarian

v • d • e 1960 Olympic Silver Medalists Men's Basketball – Soviet Union

Yury Komeyev \| Jānis Krūmiņš \| Guram Minaschvili \| Valdis Muiznieks \| Cesars Ozers \| Aleksandr Petrov \| Michail Semyonov \| Vladimir Ugrekelidze \| Maigonis Valdmanis \| Albert Valtin \| Gennadi Volnov \| Viktor Zubkov \| Coach: Stepan Spandarian

v • d • e PBC CSKA Moscow 1960-61 Euroleague Champions

Alachachian \| Astakhov \| Bochkarov \| Karpov \| Kharitonov \| Kopilov \| Semyonov \| Sirotinski \| Travin \| Volkov \| Volnov \| Zubkov \| Coach Alexeev

v • d • e PBC CSKA Moscow 1962-63 Euroleague Champions

Volnov \| Zubkov \| Lipso \| Alachachian \| Korneev \| Semyonov \| Bochkarov \| Travin \| Astakhov \| Petrov \| Khrinin \| Kulkov \| Coach Alexeev

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