Aleksandr Sergeyevich Kabanov (russian: Александр Серге́евич Кабанов, 14 June 1948 – 30 June 2020) was a

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water polo Water polo is a competitive sport, competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the water polo ball, ball into the oppo ...

player and head coach of the Russian water polo team. He is one of a few sportspeople who won Olympic medals in water polo as players and head coaches. Kabanov died on 30 June 2020, aged 72.

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*Gold in the

1972 Munich Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...

*Gold in the

Water Polo World Championship Water polo at the World Aquatics Championships is an international water polo tournament held every two years as part of the FINA World Aquatics Championships. The reigning champions are Spain in men's and the United States in women's competition. ...

in Cali 1975 *Gold in the

1980 Moscow Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...

*Gold in the

1981 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup The 1981 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup was the second edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the International Swimming Federation (FINA). The event took place in Long Beach, United States. The eight partic ...

*Silver in the

European water polo championship The European Water Polo Championship is a sport competition for national water polo teams, currently held biannually and organized by the Ligue Européenne de Natation (LEN), the governing European aquatics federation. There are both men's and w ...

Split 1981 *Gold in the

1982 FINA Men's World Water Polo Championship __NOTOC__ Year 198 (CXCVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sergius and Gallus (or, less frequently, year 951 ''Ab u ...

*Gold in the

1983 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup The 1983 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup was the third edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the International Swimming Federation (FINA). The event took place in Malibu, United States. The eight participating ...

In 1972 Kabanov was awarded the title of Honoured Master of Sport of the USSR. He graduated from Armenian State Institute of Physical Culture and Sport in 1984.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kabanov, Aleksandr 1948 births 2020 deaths Sportspeople from Moscow Russian male water polo players Soviet male water polo players Olympic water polo players for the Soviet Union Water polo players at the 1972 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1976 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1980 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in water polo Russian water polo coaches Russia men's national water polo team coaches Water polo coaches at the 1996 Summer Olympics Water polo coaches at the 2000 Summer Olympics Water polo coaches at the 2004 Summer Olympics Russia women's national water polo team coaches Water polo coaches at the 2012 Summer Olympics Universiade medalists in water polo FISU World University Games gold medalists for the Soviet Union Armenian State Institute of Physical Culture and Sport alumni World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR Friendship Games medalists in water polo

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