Joann Lõssov (10 September 1921 – 3 August 2000), also known as Ioann Fyodorovich Lysov (), was an

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player. Lõssov trained at VSS

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, in

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. He was named

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of the 1947 EuroBasket. Member of the Soviet Union basketball team in 1947–52, from 1949, the captain and points guard. After his career as a player, worked as the head coach of the Soviet Union women’s team in 1953–58 (gold medals from the European Championships of 1954 and 1956) and helped to organise special trainings of the Soviet Union team. Elected to the Hall of fame of Estonian basketball in 2010.Eesti korvpall 100 - Kuulsuste Hall - Joann Lõssov

Club career

Lõssov's career started in 1936. He played for the teams of the YMCA and Russ before the war. After the war he played in Tallinna Kalev. With the team of the University of Tartu he won a gold medal (1949) and a silver medal (1950) of Soviet Union League Championship.

National team career

Lõssov played with the senior

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at the

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, where he won a silver medal. He played in all eight of the Soviet Union's games.

Achievements

National Team

* Olympic Games:

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* European Championships:

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1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the Uni ...

Club

* Soviet Union League Championship: 1949 *

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Championship: 1944-1947, 1955

Orders

EST Order of the White Star - 5th Class BAR

'' Order of the White Star, 5th Class:'' 1998

References

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