Vladimir Alexandrovich Gomelsky (russian: Владимир Александрович Гомельский; born 20 October 1953 in
Leningrad
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
) is a Russian TV commentator, journalist, and writer. He is also a former Soviet professional
basketball
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player and
coach
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Guidance/instruction
* Coach (sport), a director of athletes' training and activities
* Coaching, the practice of guiding an individual through a process
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* Co ...
.
Basketball career
Gomelsky spent his entire basketball playing career with
CSKA. In 1975, he received the title of Master of Sports of the USSR International Class. With CSKA, he was a four-time champion of the
USSR Premier League, and also won the
USSR Cup
The Soviet Cup, or USSR Cup (russian: Кубок СССР),, be, Кубак СССР, uz, СССР Кубоги, kk, КСРО Кубогы, ka, სსრკ თასი, az, ССРИ кубоку, lt, TSRS taurė, ro, Cupa URSS (Moldova ...
.
After he ended his playing career, he worked as a
basketball coach
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. He was named an Honored Coach of the Russian SSR in 1986.
Personal life
Gomelsky is the son of the late prominent basketball coach
Alexander Gomelsky, and the nephew of
Evgeny Gomelsky
Evgeny Yakovlevich Gomelsky (russian: Евгений Яковлевич Гомельский; 26 December 1938) is a Russian former professional basketball player and coach. He was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame, in 2010.
Playing career
Gome ...
. Since 1989, he has worked as a
sports commentator
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.
His favourite team is the
Philadelphia 76ers
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and player
Julius Erving
Julius Winfield Erving II (born February 22, 1950), commonly known by the nickname Dr. J, is an American former professional basketball player. Erving helped legitimize the American Basketball Association (ABA), and he was the best-known player ...
.
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References
External links
Биография
1953 births
Living people
PBC CSKA Moscow players
Jewish men's basketball players
Russian basketball coaches
Russian male journalists
Russian Jews
Russian men's basketball players
Russian sports journalists
Russian television presenters
Soviet basketball coaches
Sports commentators
Soviet men's basketball players
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