sport.wikisort.org - AthleteAlexander Alexandrovich Belov, commonly known as Sasha Belov[1] (November 9, 1951 – October 3, 1978), was a Soviet basketball player. During his playing career, he played at the center position. Belov is most remembered for scoring the game-winning basket of the gold medal game of the 1972 Munich Summer Olympic Games, which gave the gold medal to the senior Soviet national team.
Soviet basketball player
For other uses, see Alexander Belov (disambiguation).
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Alexandrovich and the family name is Belov.
Alexander Belov |
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Born | (1951-11-09)9 November 1951 Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
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Died | 3 October 1978(1978-10-03) (aged 26) Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
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Nationality | Soviet / Russian |
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Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
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Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
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NBA draft | 1975 / Round: 10 / Pick: 161st overall |
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Selected by the New Orleans Jazz |
Playing career | 1967–1978 |
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Position | Center |
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Number | 14 |
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1967–1978 | Spartak Leningrad |
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As player
- 2× FIBA European Selection (1971, 1972)
- 2× FIBA Saporta Cup champion (1973, 1975)
- Soviet League champion (1975)
- FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991)
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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com |
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FIBA Hall of Fame as player |
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Men's Basketball |
Representing the Soviet Union |
Summer Olympic Games |
 | 1972 Munich | |
 | 1976 Montreal | |
FIBA World Cup |
 | 1974 Puerto Rico | |
 | 1970 Ljubljana | |
FIBA EuroBasket |
 | 1969 Italy | |
 | 1971 West Germany | |
 | 1975 Yugoslavia | |
European U-18 Championship |
 | 1968 Spain | Under-18 |
 | 1970 Greece | Under-18 |
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Belov was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991. He was enshrined into the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2007.[2]
Club career
Born in Leningrad, Belov was the star player of Spartak Leningrad (later known as Spartak St. Petersburg), as he led the club to the Soviet Union League title in 1975, and also to three European-wide 2nd-tier level FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup (Saporta Cup) Finals (1971, 1973, and 1975). Including winning the title in both 1973 and 1975. During his club career, Belov was a two-time FIBA European Selection (1971 and 1972).
In 2016, the club that Belov played for was renamed to Kondrashin Belov, for a short time. The club was renamed in honor of both Belov, and the club's former head coach Vladimir Kondrashin.
1975 NBA draft
In the tenth round of the 1975 NBA draft, the New Orleans Jazz selected Belov with the 161st pick of the draft; like the vast majority of Soviet players drafted into North American sports leagues, he would never end up playing for the team that drafted him. It would not be until 1989, that the first Soviet player, Lithuanian-born Šarūnas Marčiulionis, would play in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
National team career
Belov won four gold medals with the senior Soviet Union national team. While representing the USSR, Belov won gold medals at the 1969 EuroBasket, and the bronze medal at the 1970 FIBA World Championship. He also won the gold medal at the 1971 EuroBasket.
The highlight of Belov's career occurred during the 1972 Summer Olympic Games, when he scored the game-winning basket in the Olympic Basketball Final against Team USA, which gave the Soviet Union the gold medal. After that, he won the gold medal at the 1974 FIBA World Championship, the silver medal at the 1975 EuroBasket, and the bronze medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Life and death
Belov was born in Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union, on 9 November 1951. Belov died in Leningrad, on 3 October 1978, at the age of 26. His cause of death was a very rare disease, cardiac sarcoma.[3]
References
External links
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Soviet Union squad – EuroBasket 1969 – Gold medal |
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Soviet Union squad – 1970 FIBA World Championship – Bronze medal |
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Soviet Union squad – EuroBasket 1971 – Gold medal |
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Soviet Union basketball squad – 1972 Summer Olympics – Gold medal |
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Soviet Union squad – 1974 FIBA World Championship – Gold medal |
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Soviet Union squad – EuroBasket 1975 – Silver medal |
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Soviet Union men's basketball squad – 1976 Summer Olympics – Bronze medal |
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Spartak Leningrad 1972–73 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup champions |
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Spartak Leningrad 1974–75 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup champions |
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1975 NBA draft |
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First round | |
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Second round | |
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FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991) |
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FIBA Europe | |
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FIBA Americas | |
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FIBA Oceania | |
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FIBA Hall of Fame Inductees |
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Coaches | |
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Contributors |
- Founding Federations: Argentine
- Czechoslovakian
- Greek
- Italian
- Latvian
- Portuguese
- Romanian
- Swiss
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Technical officials |
- Arabadjian
- Bain
- Belošević
- Blanchard
- Dimou
- Hopenhaym
- Kassai
- Kostin
- Lazarov
- Pfeuti
- Rae
- Reverberi
- Rigas
- Righetto
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Teams |
- 1992 USA Men's "Dream Team"
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На других языках
- [en] Alexander Belov
[fr] Aleksandr Belov
Alexander Alexandrovich Belov (en russe : Александр Александрович Белов), né le 11 novembre 1951 à Léningrad, décédé le 3 octobre 1978, était un joueur d'Union soviétique de basket-ball. Avec l'Équipe d'Union soviétique de basket-ball, il inscrit le panier de la victoire en finale des Jeux Olympiques de 1972 face à la Team USA à la suite d'un double temps additionnel de 3 secondes, permettant ainsi au soviétiques d'emporter pour la première fois la médaille d'or aux Jeux Olympiques dans l'épreuve de basket-ball.
[it] Aleksandr Belov
Aleksandr Aleksandrovič Belov (in russo: Александр Александрович Белов?; Leningrado, 9 novembre 1951 – Leningrado, 3 ottobre 1978) è stato un cestista sovietico.
[ru] Белов, Александр Александрович
Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Бело́в (9 ноября 1951, Ленинград — 3 октября 1978, там же) — советский баскетболист, заслуженный мастер спорта СССР (1972). Первый и единственный тренер — Владимир Кондрашин. Центровой и форвард команды «Спартак» (Ленинград) в 1967[1]—1978 годах.
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