Vladimir Viktorovich Zhigily (russian: Владимир Викторович Жигилий ; December 16, 1952 ) is a retired Soviet

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player who competed for the Soviet Union in the

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and the

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and won

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1952 births Soviet men's basketball players 1974 FIBA World Championship players 1978 FIBA World Championship players Olympic basketball players of the Soviet Union Basketball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in basketball BC Dynamo Moscow players Living people Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics FIBA World Championship-winning players {{Basketball-bio-stub