Aleksandr Konstantinovich Travin (russian: Александр Константинович Травин; 23 July 1937 – 15 February 1989) was a Russian basketball player. He was a member of the Soviet team during the 1960s, and won a silver medal at the

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. His teams became European champion in 1963 and 1965 and a world champion in 1967. Nationally, his teams won six

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titles in 1960–1962 and 1964–1966. He graduated from the Institute of Physical Education in Smolensk and after retirement worked as a coach and lecturer in physical education. After 1979 he coached in

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. His father, Konstantin Travin, was also an international basketball player and coach.

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1937 births 1989 deaths Soviet men's basketball players 1963 FIBA World Championship players 1967 FIBA World Championship players Russian men's basketball players Olympic basketball players of the Soviet Union Basketball players at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in basketball Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics FIBA World Championship-winning players {{Russia-basketball-bio-stub