The Soviet Union men's national basketball team ( rus, сбо́рная СССР по баскетболу, r=sbórnaya SSSR po basketbolu) was the national basketball team that represented the Soviet Union in international competitions. After the
dissolution of the Soviet Union
The dissolution of the Soviet Union, also negatively connoted as rus, Разва́л Сове́тского Сою́за, r=Razvál Sovétskogo Soyúza, ''Ruining of the Soviet Union''. was the process of internal disintegration within the Sov ...
in 1991, the successor countries all set up their own national teams.
Based on the number of medals, the basketball program of the former Soviet Union remains one of the most successful in the history of international basketball competitions.
History
EuroBasket 1947
The Soviets first competed in the European championship at EuroBasket 1947. They quickly established their dominance of the European field, winning both preliminary round games, all three semifinal round games, and the championship match against defending
gold medal
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lists Czechoslovakia. The Soviets outscored their opponents by an aggregate 126 points over their 6 wins, an average margin of victory of 21 points.
FIBA Europe
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's expectation of the Soviet Union and skipping the tournament entirely, the Soviets returned to European championships in EuroBasket 1951. They dominated the early portions of the tournament, outscoring opponents 312–117 in their four preliminary round wins. The three games of the semifinal round also posed little problem for the Soviet team, as the closest any opponent came was the Czechoslovak team losing by only 16. In the first game of the final round, which was essentially a semifinal game, the Soviets defeated Bulgaria 72–54 to advance to the championship game, a rematch against Czechoslovakia.
In that match, the Soviet team faced its first true close test in European play. A 44–44 tie was broken by Soviet
Ilmar Kullam
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from the free throw line with 1 second left on the clock to give the Soviets a 45–44 win. Even that was called into question, however, as one of the referees initially signaled that Kullam had stepped on the free throw line during the shot and therefore the point would be disallowed. After consultation with another referee, however, the free throw was upheld and the Soviets had won their second European championship.
EuroBasket 1953
The Soviets maintained their domination at EuroBasket 1953, which they hosted in Moscow. They had no trouble in a 3–0 preliminary round that included a 104-point slaughter of Denmark. An eight-team final round also posed little difficulty for the squad, with the closest of the 7 wins being a 29–24 slog against Hungary as the Soviets extended their streak to 3 championships with 25 wins and no losses.
EuroBasket 1955
Through four preliminary round games and the first three final round games, the Soviets extended their winning streak to 31 games. With four games left in the final round robin of EuroBasket 1955, the Soviets were facing the pesky Czechoslovakia team, which was so far had been the closest to defeating the Soviet Union, in 1951. Czechoslovakia, however, had already lost twice in the round, and had a record of 1–2 to the Soviets' 3–0 going into the game.
In a shocking result, the 81–74 final score did not favor the Soviet Union. They did so once more before the tournament was over, losing to Hungary in a game that essentially determined the
gold medal
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Since the eighteenth century, gold medals have bee ...
despite being only the 6th of 7 matches each team played. The Soviets' 5–2 record in the round matched that of Czechoslovakia, and the Soviets finished with only a
bronze medal
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.
EuroBasket 1957
Two years later, at EuroBasket 1957 in Sofia, the Soviets returned to form. They won their three preliminary round games and then their seven final round games, including an exciting final match of the round robin against similarly undefeated hosts Bulgaria. The Soviets trailed 23–19 at halftime, but battled back to a 60–57 victory to take their 4th European championship.http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/event/p/cid//sid/2246/_/1957_EuroBasket/index.html
Honours
Medals table
Competition results
Olympic Games
FIBA World Championship
FIBA EuroBasket
Rosters
1947 EuroBasket: finished 1st among 14 teams
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* World Championships: 1970
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Zurab Sakandelidze
Zurab Aleksandrovich Sakandelidze ( ka, ზურაბ საკანდელიძე; russian: Зураб Александрович Саканделидзе; August 9, 1945 – January 25, 2004) was a Georgian basketball player who won g ...
Alexander Kulkov
Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history.
Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Al ...
Jaak Lipso
Jaak Lipso (born April 18, 1940) is a retired Estonian professional basketball player, who competed for the Soviet Union. He is the only Estonian basketball player who has won two medals at the Olympic Games. Lipso has also won two medals at t ...
Zurab Sakandelidze
Zurab Aleksandrovich Sakandelidze ( ka, ზურაბ საკანდელიძე; russian: Зураб Александрович Саканделидзе; August 9, 1945 – January 25, 2004) was a Georgian basketball player who won g ...
Anatoli Krikun
Anatoli Krikun (born 24 March 1948) is a retired Estonian professional basketball player, who competed for the Soviet Union.
Achievements
National Team
* Olympic Games: 1968
* World Championships: 1970
* European Championships: 1967
Club
* E ...
Anatoli Polivoda
Anatoliy Ivanovych Polivoda ( uk, Анатолій Іванович Поливода; born 29 May 1947) is a retired Ukrainian basketball player who played for the Budivelnyk of Kiev and the Soviet Union. He trained at VSS Avanhard in Kiev.
H ...
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Zurab Sakandelidze
Zurab Aleksandrovich Sakandelidze ( ka, ზურაბ საკანდელიძე; russian: Зураб Александрович Саканделидзе; August 9, 1945 – January 25, 2004) was a Georgian basketball player who won g ...
Aleksei Tammiste
Aleksei Tammiste (born July 29, 1946) is a retired Estonian professional basketball player, who competed for the Soviet Union. He won a gold medal at the 1971 EuroBasket Championship held in West Germany. During his career Tammiste won 10 ...
Anatoli Polivoda
Anatoliy Ivanovych Polivoda ( uk, Анатолій Іванович Поливода; born 29 May 1947) is a retired Ukrainian basketball player who played for the Budivelnyk of Kiev and the Soviet Union. He trained at VSS Avanhard in Kiev.
H ...
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Zurab Sakandelidze
Zurab Aleksandrovich Sakandelidze ( ka, ზურაბ საკანდელიძე; russian: Зураб Александрович Саканделидзе; August 9, 1945 – January 25, 2004) was a Georgian basketball player who won g ...
Zurab Sakandelidze
Zurab Aleksandrovich Sakandelidze ( ka, ზურაბ საკანდელიძე; russian: Зураб Александрович Саканделидзе; August 9, 1945 – January 25, 2004) was a Georgian basketball player who won g ...
Anatoli Myshkin
Anatoly Dmitriyevich Myshkin (born August 14, 1954) is a retired Soviet and Russian professional basketball player and coach. At 6 feet 9 inches (2.07 m) tall, and a weight of 210 lbs. (95 kg), he played as a combo forward (small forwar ...
Valeri Miloserdov
Valery Vladimirovich Miloserdov (russian: Валерий Владимирович Милосердов; August 11, 1951 – January 26, 2015) was a Russian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1976 Summer Olympics
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Nikolai Djachenko
Nikolai or Nikolay is an East Slavic variant of the masculine name Nicholas. It may refer to:
People Royalty
* Nicholas I of Russia (1796–1855), or Nikolay I, Emperor of Russia from 1825 until 1855
* Nicholas II of Russia (1868–1918), or Niko ...
Valeri Miloserdov
Valery Vladimirovich Miloserdov (russian: Валерий Владимирович Милосердов; August 11, 1951 – January 26, 2015) was a Russian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1976 Summer Olympics
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Alexander Bolshakov
Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history.
Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Al ...
Alexander Kharchenkov
Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia (ancient kingdom), Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history.
Variants li ...
Alexander Bolshakov
Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history.
Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Al ...
Valeri Miloserdov
Valery Vladimirovich Miloserdov (russian: Валерий Владимирович Милосердов; August 11, 1951 – January 26, 2015) was a Russian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1976 Summer Olympics
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Valeri Miloserdov
Valery Vladimirovich Miloserdov (russian: Валерий Владимирович Милосердов; August 11, 1951 – January 26, 2015) was a Russian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1976 Summer Olympics
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Anatoli Myshkin
Anatoly Dmitriyevich Myshkin (born August 14, 1954) is a retired Soviet and Russian professional basketball player and coach. At 6 feet 9 inches (2.07 m) tall, and a weight of 210 lbs. (95 kg), he played as a combo forward (small forwar ...
Vladimir Arzamaskov
Vladimir Ivanovich Arzamaskov (; 7 April 1951 – 30 November 1985) was a former Soviet (Russian) basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Titles
* FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup: (2) (with BC Spartak Len ...
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Andrei Makeev
Andrey Gennadyevich Makeyev (russian: Андрей Геннадьевич Макеев; 3 February 1952 – 13 September 2021) was a Soviet basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1976 Summer Olympics
Events January
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Anatoli Myshkin
Anatoly Dmitriyevich Myshkin (born August 14, 1954) is a retired Soviet and Russian professional basketball player and coach. At 6 feet 9 inches (2.07 m) tall, and a weight of 210 lbs. (95 kg), he played as a combo forward (small forwar ...
Valeri Miloserdov
Valery Vladimirovich Miloserdov (russian: Валерий Владимирович Милосердов; August 11, 1951 – January 26, 2015) was a Russian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1976 Summer Olympics
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Alexander Belostenny
Alexander Mikhaylovich Belostenny (; ; February 24, 1959 – May 25, 2010) was a Ukrainian professional basketball player. He was a member of the senior Soviet national team, from 1977 to 1992, except for an absence during a single competition, E ...
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Stanislav Eremin
Stanislav Georgiyevich Yeryomin (russian: Станислав Георгиевич Ерёмин; born February 26, 1951 in Sverdlovsk, Soviet Union), last name also spelled Eremin and Yeremin, is a prominent retired Russian professional bask ...
Vladimir Arzamaskov
Vladimir Ivanovich Arzamaskov (; 7 April 1951 – 30 November 1985) was a former Soviet (Russian) basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Titles
* FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup: (2) (with BC Spartak Len ...
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Viktor Petrakov
The name Victor or Viktor may refer to:
* Victor (name), including a list of people with the given name, mononym, or surname
Arts and entertainment
Film
* ''Victor'' (1951 film), a French drama film
* ''Victor'' (1993 film), a French shor ...
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Alexander Kharchenkov
Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia (ancient kingdom), Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history.
Variants li ...
Anatoli Myshkin
Anatoly Dmitriyevich Myshkin (born August 14, 1954) is a retired Soviet and Russian professional basketball player and coach. At 6 feet 9 inches (2.07 m) tall, and a weight of 210 lbs. (95 kg), he played as a combo forward (small forwar ...
Alexander Belostenny
Alexander Mikhaylovich Belostenny (; ; February 24, 1959 – May 25, 2010) was a Ukrainian professional basketball player. He was a member of the senior Soviet national team, from 1977 to 1992, except for an absence during a single competition, E ...
Stanislav Eremin
Stanislav Georgiyevich Yeryomin (russian: Станислав Георгиевич Ерёмин; born February 26, 1951 in Sverdlovsk, Soviet Union), last name also spelled Eremin and Yeremin, is a prominent retired Russian professional bask ...
Sergejus Jovaiša
Sergejus Jovaiša (born 17 December 1954 in Anykščiai) is a former basketball player from Soviet Union and Lithuania. He played at the shooting guard position and won the bronze medal with the Lithuania men's national basketball team, Lithuania ...
Andrei Lopatov
Andrey Vyacheslavovich Lopatov (russian: Андрей Вячеславович Лопатов; 12 March 1957 – 16 February 2022) was a Russian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1980 Summer Olympics and won a bronze med ...
Anatoli Myshkin
Anatoly Dmitriyevich Myshkin (born August 14, 1954) is a retired Soviet and Russian professional basketball player and coach. At 6 feet 9 inches (2.07 m) tall, and a weight of 210 lbs. (95 kg), he played as a combo forward (small forwar ...
Alexander Belostenny
Alexander Mikhaylovich Belostenny (; ; February 24, 1959 – May 25, 2010) was a Ukrainian professional basketball player. He was a member of the senior Soviet national team, from 1977 to 1992, except for an absence during a single competition, E ...
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Stanislav Eremin
Stanislav Georgiyevich Yeryomin (russian: Станислав Георгиевич Ерёмин; born February 26, 1951 in Sverdlovsk, Soviet Union), last name also spelled Eremin and Yeremin, is a prominent retired Russian professional bask ...
Sergei Tarakanov
Sergei Nikolayevich Tarakanov (alternative spellings: Serguei, Sergey) (russian: Серге́й Николаевич Тараканов; born 25 April 1958 in Lodeynoye Pole, Leningrad Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR) is a Russian retired professiona ...
Andrei Lopatov
Andrey Vyacheslavovich Lopatov (russian: Андрей Вячеславович Лопатов; 12 March 1957 – 16 February 2022) was a Russian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1980 Summer Olympics and won a bronze med ...
Anatoli Myshkin
Anatoly Dmitriyevich Myshkin (born August 14, 1954) is a retired Soviet and Russian professional basketball player and coach. At 6 feet 9 inches (2.07 m) tall, and a weight of 210 lbs. (95 kg), he played as a combo forward (small forwar ...
Alexander Belostenny
Alexander Mikhaylovich Belostenny (; ; February 24, 1959 – May 25, 2010) was a Ukrainian professional basketball player. He was a member of the senior Soviet national team, from 1977 to 1992, except for an absence during a single competition, E ...
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Stanislav Eremin
Stanislav Georgiyevich Yeryomin (russian: Станислав Георгиевич Ерёмин; born February 26, 1951 in Sverdlovsk, Soviet Union), last name also spelled Eremin and Yeremin, is a prominent retired Russian professional bask ...
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Sergei Tarakanov
Sergei Nikolayevich Tarakanov (alternative spellings: Serguei, Sergey) (russian: Серге́й Николаевич Тараканов; born 25 April 1958 in Lodeynoye Pole, Leningrad Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR) is a Russian retired professiona ...
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Sergejus Jovaiša
Sergejus Jovaiša (born 17 December 1954 in Anykščiai) is a former basketball player from Soviet Union and Lithuania. He played at the shooting guard position and won the bronze medal with the Lithuania men's national basketball team, Lithuania ...
Valeri Miloserdov
Valery Vladimirovich Miloserdov (russian: Валерий Владимирович Милосердов; August 11, 1951 – January 26, 2015) was a Russian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1976 Summer Olympics
...
Andrei Lopatov
Andrey Vyacheslavovich Lopatov (russian: Андрей Вячеславович Лопатов; 12 March 1957 – 16 February 2022) was a Russian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1980 Summer Olympics and won a bronze med ...
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Nikolai Deriugin
Nikolay Aleksandrovich Deryugin (russian: Николай Александрович Дерюгин ; ka, ნიკოლოზ დერიუგინი April 30, 1959) is a Georgian basketball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics for ...
(Coach: Alexander Gomelsky)
1981 EuroBasket: finished 1st among 12 teams
Valdis Valters
Valdis Valters (born August 4, 1957) is a retired Latvian professional basketball player. He played at the point guard position for the senior USSR national team. He is regarded as one of the greatest players to have played the game in Europe in ...
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Anatoli Myshkin
Anatoly Dmitriyevich Myshkin (born August 14, 1954) is a retired Soviet and Russian professional basketball player and coach. At 6 feet 9 inches (2.07 m) tall, and a weight of 210 lbs. (95 kg), he played as a combo forward (small forwar ...
Sergejus Jovaiša
Sergejus Jovaiša (born 17 December 1954 in Anykščiai) is a former basketball player from Soviet Union and Lithuania. He played at the shooting guard position and won the bronze medal with the Lithuania men's national basketball team, Lithuania ...
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Alexander Belostenny
Alexander Mikhaylovich Belostenny (; ; February 24, 1959 – May 25, 2010) was a Ukrainian professional basketball player. He was a member of the senior Soviet national team, from 1977 to 1992, except for an absence during a single competition, E ...
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Stanislav Eremin
Stanislav Georgiyevich Yeryomin (russian: Станислав Георгиевич Ерёмин; born February 26, 1951 in Sverdlovsk, Soviet Union), last name also spelled Eremin and Yeremin, is a prominent retired Russian professional bask ...
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Sergei Tarakanov
Sergei Nikolayevich Tarakanov (alternative spellings: Serguei, Sergey) (russian: Серге́й Николаевич Тараканов; born 25 April 1958 in Lodeynoye Pole, Leningrad Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR) is a Russian retired professiona ...
Andrei Lopatov
Andrey Vyacheslavovich Lopatov (russian: Андрей Вячеславович Лопатов; 12 March 1957 – 16 February 2022) was a Russian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1980 Summer Olympics and won a bronze med ...
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Nikolai Deriugin
Nikolay Aleksandrovich Deryugin (russian: Николай Александрович Дерюгин ; ka, ნიკოლოზ დერიუგინი April 30, 1959) is a Georgian basketball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics for ...
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Gennadi Kapustin
Gennadi ( gr, Γεννάδι) is a Greece, Greek village, seat of the municipal unit of South Rhodes, on the island of Rhodes, South Aegean region. In 2011 its population was 671.
Overview
The village is 64 km from the town of Rhodes (city), Rho ...
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Nikolai Fesenko
Nikolai or Nikolay is an East Slavic variant of the masculine name Nicholas. It may refer to:
People Royalty
* Nicholas I of Russia (1796–1855), or Nikolay I, Emperor of Russia from 1825 until 1855
* Nicholas II of Russia (1868–1918), or Nik ...
(Coach: Alexander Gomelsky)
1982 World Championship: finished 1st among 13 teams
Valdis Valters
Valdis Valters (born August 4, 1957) is a retired Latvian professional basketball player. He played at the point guard position for the senior USSR national team. He is regarded as one of the greatest players to have played the game in Europe in ...
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Anatoli Myshkin
Anatoly Dmitriyevich Myshkin (born August 14, 1954) is a retired Soviet and Russian professional basketball player and coach. At 6 feet 9 inches (2.07 m) tall, and a weight of 210 lbs. (95 kg), he played as a combo forward (small forwar ...
Sergejus Jovaiša
Sergejus Jovaiša (born 17 December 1954 in Anykščiai) is a former basketball player from Soviet Union and Lithuania. He played at the shooting guard position and won the bronze medal with the Lithuania men's national basketball team, Lithuania ...
Alexander Belostenny
Alexander Mikhaylovich Belostenny (; ; February 24, 1959 – May 25, 2010) was a Ukrainian professional basketball player. He was a member of the senior Soviet national team, from 1977 to 1992, except for an absence during a single competition, E ...
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Stanislav Eremin
Stanislav Georgiyevich Yeryomin (russian: Станислав Георгиевич Ерёмин; born February 26, 1951 in Sverdlovsk, Soviet Union), last name also spelled Eremin and Yeremin, is a prominent retired Russian professional bask ...
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Sergei Tarakanov
Sergei Nikolayevich Tarakanov (alternative spellings: Serguei, Sergey) (russian: Серге́й Николаевич Тараканов; born 25 April 1958 in Lodeynoye Pole, Leningrad Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR) is a Russian retired professiona ...
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Heino Enden
Heino Enden (born 13 December 1959 in Tallinn) is a retired Estonian professional basketball player who played mostly at the shooting guard position.
Basketball career
His most notable achievements include winning the World Championship as a m ...
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Andrei Lopatov
Andrey Vyacheslavovich Lopatov (russian: Андрей Вячеславович Лопатов; 12 March 1957 – 16 February 2022) was a Russian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1980 Summer Olympics and won a bronze med ...
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Nikolai Deriugin
Nikolay Aleksandrovich Deryugin (russian: Николай Александрович Дерюгин ; ka, ნიკოლოზ დერიუგინი April 30, 1959) is a Georgian basketball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics for ...
(Coach: Alexander Gomelsky)
1983 EuroBasket: finished 3rd among 12 teams
Valdis Valters
Valdis Valters (born August 4, 1957) is a retired Latvian professional basketball player. He played at the point guard position for the senior USSR national team. He is regarded as one of the greatest players to have played the game in Europe in ...
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Anatoli Myshkin
Anatoly Dmitriyevich Myshkin (born August 14, 1954) is a retired Soviet and Russian professional basketball player and coach. At 6 feet 9 inches (2.07 m) tall, and a weight of 210 lbs. (95 kg), he played as a combo forward (small forwar ...
Alexander Belostenny
Alexander Mikhaylovich Belostenny (; ; February 24, 1959 – May 25, 2010) was a Ukrainian professional basketball player. He was a member of the senior Soviet national team, from 1977 to 1992, except for an absence during a single competition, E ...
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Sergejus Jovaiša
Sergejus Jovaiša (born 17 December 1954 in Anykščiai) is a former basketball player from Soviet Union and Lithuania. He played at the shooting guard position and won the bronze medal with the Lithuania men's national basketball team, Lithuania ...
Stanislav Eremin
Stanislav Georgiyevich Yeryomin (russian: Станислав Георгиевич Ерёмин; born February 26, 1951 in Sverdlovsk, Soviet Union), last name also spelled Eremin and Yeremin, is a prominent retired Russian professional bask ...
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Sergei Tarakanov
Sergei Nikolayevich Tarakanov (alternative spellings: Serguei, Sergey) (russian: Серге́й Николаевич Тараканов; born 25 April 1958 in Lodeynoye Pole, Leningrad Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR) is a Russian retired professiona ...
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Heino Enden
Heino Enden (born 13 December 1959 in Tallinn) is a retired Estonian professional basketball player who played mostly at the shooting guard position.
Basketball career
His most notable achievements include winning the World Championship as a m ...
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Nikolai Deriugin
Nikolay Aleksandrovich Deryugin (russian: Николай Александрович Дерюгин ; ka, ნიკოლოზ დერიუგინი April 30, 1959) is a Georgian basketball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics for ...
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Andrei Lopatov
Andrey Vyacheslavovich Lopatov (russian: Андрей Вячеславович Лопатов; 12 March 1957 – 16 February 2022) was a Russian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1980 Summer Olympics and won a bronze med ...
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Viktor Pankrashkin
Viktor Pankrashkin (russian: Виктор Александрович Панкрашкин; 10 December 1957 - 24 July 1993) was a Soviet basketball player.
Pankrashkin won a gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Also, he won one silver and one ...
Valdis Valters
Valdis Valters (born August 4, 1957) is a retired Latvian professional basketball player. He played at the point guard position for the senior USSR national team. He is regarded as one of the greatest players to have played the game in Europe in ...
Alexander Belostenny
Alexander Mikhaylovich Belostenny (; ; February 24, 1959 – May 25, 2010) was a Ukrainian professional basketball player. He was a member of the senior Soviet national team, from 1977 to 1992, except for an absence during a single competition, E ...
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Sergei Tarakanov
Sergei Nikolayevich Tarakanov (alternative spellings: Serguei, Sergey) (russian: Серге́й Николаевич Тараканов; born 25 April 1958 in Lodeynoye Pole, Leningrad Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR) is a Russian retired professiona ...
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Sergejus Jovaiša
Sergejus Jovaiša (born 17 December 1954 in Anykščiai) is a former basketball player from Soviet Union and Lithuania. He played at the shooting guard position and won the bronze medal with the Lithuania men's national basketball team, Lithuania ...
Valeri Tikhonenko
Valeri Tikhonenko (russian: Валерий Алексеевич Тихоненко; born 19 August 1964) is a retired Soviet and Russian professional basketball player and coach. During his playing career, he played at the small forward and power ...
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Heino Enden
Heino Enden (born 13 December 1959 in Tallinn) is a retired Estonian professional basketball player who played mostly at the shooting guard position.
Basketball career
His most notable achievements include winning the World Championship as a m ...
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Andrei Lopatov
Andrey Vyacheslavovich Lopatov (russian: Андрей Вячеславович Лопатов; 12 March 1957 – 16 February 2022) was a Russian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1980 Summer Olympics and won a bronze med ...
Valdis Valters
Valdis Valters (born August 4, 1957) is a retired Latvian professional basketball player. He played at the point guard position for the senior USSR national team. He is regarded as one of the greatest players to have played the game in Europe in ...
Alexander Belostenny
Alexander Mikhaylovich Belostenny (; ; February 24, 1959 – May 25, 2010) was a Ukrainian professional basketball player. He was a member of the senior Soviet national team, from 1977 to 1992, except for an absence during a single competition, E ...
Sergei Tarakanov
Sergei Nikolayevich Tarakanov (alternative spellings: Serguei, Sergey) (russian: Серге́й Николаевич Тараканов; born 25 April 1958 in Lodeynoye Pole, Leningrad Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR) is a Russian retired professiona ...
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Valeri Tikhonenko
Valeri Tikhonenko (russian: Валерий Алексеевич Тихоненко; born 19 August 1964) is a retired Soviet and Russian professional basketball player and coach. During his playing career, he played at the small forward and power ...
Andris Jekabsons
Andris is a Latvian masculine given name, a cognate of Andrew, and may refer to:
*Andris Ambainis (born 1975), Latvian computer scientist
*Andris Ameriks (born 1961) Latvian politician and economist
*Andris Andreiko (1942-1976), Latvian world ch ...
Valdis Valters
Valdis Valters (born August 4, 1957) is a retired Latvian professional basketball player. He played at the point guard position for the senior USSR national team. He is regarded as one of the greatest players to have played the game in Europe in ...
Valeri Tikhonenko
Valeri Tikhonenko (russian: Валерий Алексеевич Тихоненко; born 19 August 1964) is a retired Soviet and Russian professional basketball player and coach. During his playing career, he played at the small forward and power ...
Sergejus Jovaiša
Sergejus Jovaiša (born 17 December 1954 in Anykščiai) is a former basketball player from Soviet Union and Lithuania. He played at the shooting guard position and won the bronze medal with the Lithuania men's national basketball team, Lithuania ...
Sergei Tarakanov
Sergei Nikolayevich Tarakanov (alternative spellings: Serguei, Sergey) (russian: Серге́й Николаевич Тараканов; born 25 April 1958 in Lodeynoye Pole, Leningrad Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR) is a Russian retired professiona ...
Heino Enden
Heino Enden (born 13 December 1959 in Tallinn) is a retired Estonian professional basketball player who played mostly at the shooting guard position.
Basketball career
His most notable achievements include winning the World Championship as a m ...
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Viktor Pankrashkin
Viktor Pankrashkin (russian: Виктор Александрович Панкрашкин; 10 December 1957 - 24 July 1993) was a Soviet basketball player.
Pankrashkin won a gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Also, he won one silver and one ...
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Valeri Goborov
Valery Grigoryevich Goborov ( uk, Валерій Григорович Гоборов, russian: Валерий Григорьевич Гоборов; January 20, 1966 in Kherson, Ukrainian SSR, USSR – September 7, 1989 in Moscow, USSR) wa ...
Valeri Tikhonenko
Valeri Tikhonenko (russian: Валерий Алексеевич Тихоненко; born 19 August 1964) is a retired Soviet and Russian professional basketball player and coach. During his playing career, he played at the small forward and power ...
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Alexander Belostenny
Alexander Mikhaylovich Belostenny (; ; February 24, 1959 – May 25, 2010) was a Ukrainian professional basketball player. He was a member of the senior Soviet national team, from 1977 to 1992, except for an absence during a single competition, E ...
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Sergei Tarakanov
Sergei Nikolayevich Tarakanov (alternative spellings: Serguei, Sergey) (russian: Серге́й Николаевич Тараканов; born 25 April 1958 in Lodeynoye Pole, Leningrad Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR) is a Russian retired professiona ...
Viktor Pankrashkin
Viktor Pankrashkin (russian: Виктор Александрович Панкрашкин; 10 December 1957 - 24 July 1993) was a Soviet basketball player.
Pankrashkin won a gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Also, he won one silver and one ...
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Valeri Goborov
Valery Grigoryevich Goborov ( uk, Валерій Григорович Гоборов, russian: Валерий Григорьевич Гоборов; January 20, 1966 in Kherson, Ukrainian SSR, USSR – September 7, 1989 in Moscow, USSR) wa ...
Valeri Tikhonenko
Valeri Tikhonenko (russian: Валерий Алексеевич Тихоненко; born 19 August 1964) is a retired Soviet and Russian professional basketball player and coach. During his playing career, he played at the small forward and power ...
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Alexander Belostenny
Alexander Mikhaylovich Belostenny (; ; February 24, 1959 – May 25, 2010) was a Ukrainian professional basketball player. He was a member of the senior Soviet national team, from 1977 to 1992, except for an absence during a single competition, E ...
Valeri Goborov
Valery Grigoryevich Goborov ( uk, Валерій Григорович Гоборов, russian: Валерий Григорьевич Гоборов; January 20, 1966 in Kherson, Ukrainian SSR, USSR – September 7, 1989 in Moscow, USSR) wa ...
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Viktor Berezhniy
Viktor Berezhnyi (born 20 February 1961) is a Ukrainian former basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
References
External links
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1961 births
Living people
Soviet men's basketball players ...
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Eldar Elshad Gadashev
Eldar may refer to:
People
* Eldar Abdulayev (born 1985), Kazakhstani ice hockey forward
* Eldar Assanov (born 1974), Ukrainian freestyle wrestler
* Eldar Ćivić (born 1996), Bosnian footballer
*Eldar Djangirov (born 1987), American jazz piani ...
(Coach:
Vladas Garastas
Vladas Garastas (born February 2, 1932 in Linkuva) is a former Lithuanian professional basketball coach and the former president of the Lithuanian Basketball Federation.
Coaching career
Before retirement, he coached the Soviet Union national te ...
)
1990 World Championship: finished 2nd among 16 teams
Alexander Volkov,
Valeri Tikhonenko
Valeri Tikhonenko (russian: Валерий Алексеевич Тихоненко; born 19 August 1964) is a retired Soviet and Russian professional basketball player and coach. During his playing career, he played at the small forward and power ...
Alexander Belostenny
Alexander Mikhaylovich Belostenny (; ; February 24, 1959 – May 25, 2010) was a Ukrainian professional basketball player. He was a member of the senior Soviet national team, from 1977 to 1992, except for an absence during a single competition, E ...
Andrei Lopatov
Andrey Vyacheslavovich Lopatov (russian: Андрей Вячеславович Лопатов; 12 March 1957 – 16 February 2022) was a Russian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1980 Summer Olympics and won a bronze med ...
Oleg Meleshchenko
Oleg (russian: Олег), Oleh ( uk, Олег), or Aleh ( be, Алег) is an East Slavic given name. The name is very common in Russia, Ukraine and Belаrus. It derives from the Old Norse ''Helgi'' ( Helge), meaning "holy", "sacred", or "bless ...
,
Dimitri Sukharev Dimitri may refer
People
* Dmitry, a male given name, Slavic version of Greek name Demetrios
* Dimitri (clown) (1935–2016), Swiss clown and mime
* Dimitri Atanasescu, Ottoman-born Aromanian teacher
* Dimitri from Paris, French DJ
* Dimitri Flower ...
,
Valeri Korolev
The French name Valery () is a male given name or surname of Germanic origin ''Walaric'' (see Walric of Leuconay), that has often been confused in modern times with the Latin name ''Valerius''—that explains the variant spelling Valéry (). The S ...
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Igor Pinchuk
Igor may refer to:
People
* Igor (given name), an East Slavic given name and a list of people with the name
* Mighty Igor (1931–2002), former American professional wrestler
* Igor Volkoff, a professional wrestler from NWA All-Star Wrestling
...
(Coach:
Vladas Garastas
Vladas Garastas (born February 2, 1932 in Linkuva) is a former Lithuanian professional basketball coach and the former president of the Lithuanian Basketball Federation.
Coaching career
Before retirement, he coached the Soviet Union national te ...
)
1991 EuroBasket: did not qualify
As Unified Team (EUN)
1992 Olympic Games: finished 4th among 12 teams
Alexander Volkov,
Valeri Tikhonenko
Valeri Tikhonenko (russian: Валерий Алексеевич Тихоненко; born 19 August 1964) is a retired Soviet and Russian professional basketball player and coach. During his playing career, he played at the small forward and power ...
,
Alexander Belostenny
Alexander Mikhaylovich Belostenny (; ; February 24, 1959 – May 25, 2010) was a Ukrainian professional basketball player. He was a member of the senior Soviet national team, from 1977 to 1992, except for an absence during a single competition, E ...
Vitali Nosov Vitali, Vitalii, Vitaly, Vitaliy and may refer to:
People Given name
* Vitaly Borker (born 1975 or 1976), Ukrainian American Internet fraudster and cyberbully
* Vitaly Churkin (1952–2017), Russian politician
* Vitaly Ginzburg (1916–2009), R ...
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Dimitri Sukharev Dimitri may refer
People
* Dmitry, a male given name, Slavic version of Greek name Demetrios
* Dimitri (clown) (1935–2016), Swiss clown and mime
* Dimitri Atanasescu, Ottoman-born Aromanian teacher
* Dimitri from Paris, French DJ
* Dimitri Flower ...
,
Eldar Elshad Gadashev
Eldar may refer to:
People
* Eldar Abdulayev (born 1985), Kazakhstani ice hockey forward
* Eldar Assanov (born 1974), Ukrainian freestyle wrestler
* Eldar Ćivić (born 1996), Bosnian footballer
*Eldar Djangirov (born 1987), American jazz piani ...
,
Vladimir Gorin
Vladimir Gorin (born 13 March 1961) is a Russian former basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
References
External links
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1961 births
Living people
Soviet men's basketball players
Russia ...
Stepan Spandaryan Stepan Surenovich Spandaryan ( hy, Ստեփան Սուրենի Սպանդարյան, russian: Степан Суренович Спандарян; April 2, 1906, Moscow - 1987, Moscow) was a Soviet-Armenian basketball player, coach, one of the founde ...
Vladimir Obuchov
Vladimir Obukhov (Russian: Владимир Николаевич Обухов) (21 August 193516 July 2020) was a Soviet and Russian professional basketball coach. He was a Merited Coach of the Soviet Union and Honoured coach of Russia.
Life a ...
: (1985–1986)
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Vladas Garastas
Vladas Garastas (born February 2, 1932 in Linkuva) is a former Lithuanian professional basketball coach and the former president of the Lithuanian Basketball Federation.
Coaching career
Before retirement, he coached the Soviet Union national te ...