Mikheil Korkia ( ka, მიხეილ ქორქია) (10 September 1948 – 7 February 2004) was a
Georgian
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* Anything related to, or originating from Georgia (country)
** Georgians, an indigenous Caucasian ethnic group
** Georgian language, a Kartvelian language spoken by Georgians
**Georgian scripts, three scrip ...
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Soviet
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, ...
basketball
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player who won
gold
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with the
Soviet basketball team in
Basketball at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Basketball contests at the 1972 Summer Olympics was the eighth appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event. It took place at Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle in Munich, Germany from August 27 to September 9. The Soviet Union con ...
. He played for
Dynamo Tbilisi
FC Dinamo Tbilisi ( ka, დინამო თბილისი, ) is a Georgian professional football club based in Tbilisi, Georgia, that competes in the Erovnuli Liga, the top flight of Georgian football.
Dinamo Tbilisi was one of the mo ...
.
Trophies
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USSR Premier Basketball League
The USSR Premier Basketball League, or Soviet Union Premier Basketball League (also called Supreme League), was the first-tier men's professional basketball league in the former Soviet Union. The league existed from 1923 to 1991, as the top profe ...
(1): 1968
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USSR Basketball Cup
The USSR Basketball Cup, or Soviet Union Basketball Cup, was the national basketball cup competition of the former Soviet Union. The first USSR Cup was held in the year 1949, and the last one was held in the year 1987. The competition was not held ...
(1): 1969
External links
FIBA ProfileGeorgia National Olympic Committee ProfileMikheil Korkia in quotes - Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs of Georgia
Men's basketball players from Georgia (country)
1948 births
2004 deaths
People from Kutaisi
Olympic basketball players of the Soviet Union
Basketball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Basketball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Soviet men's basketball players
BC Dinamo Tbilisi players
Dynamo sports society athletes
Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union
Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union
FIBA EuroBasket-winning players
Sportspeople from Kutaisi
Olympic medalists in basketball
Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Shooting guards
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