Alexander Gomelsky

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Soviet basketball coach (1928-2005)

Basketball PlayersLived 1928 to 2005 · aged 77

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Alexander Yakovlevich Gomelsky was a Russian professional basketball player and coach. The Father of Soviet and Russian basketball, he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1995 and the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2007.

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Grave of Gomelsky at the Vagankovo Cemetery in Moscow

Teams 1

ASK Riga1949-1953

Awards 14

2003Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class

1998Silver Olympic Order

1993Honored Physical Culture Worker of the Russian Federation

1982Order of the Red Banner of Labour

1965Master of Sport of the USSR, International Class

1956Merited Coach of the USSR

Order of the Red Star

Order of the Badge of Honour

Order of Friendship of Peoples

Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow"

Medal "Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR"

Medal "For Impeccable Service", 3rd class

Medal "For Impeccable Service", 2nd class

FIBA Hall of Fame

In their orbit 3

SpouseOlga Gomelskaya

ChildVladimir Gomelsky

SiblingYevgeny Gomelsky

Connected to Alexander 6

Viktor TikhonovAlso won Honored Physical Culture Worker of the Russian Federation

Panagiotis GiannakisAlso won FIBA Hall of Fame

Nikos GalisAlso won FIBA Hall of Fame Alexander DityatinAlso won Honored Physical Culture Worker of the Russian Federation

Pavel SadyrinAlso won Honored Physical Culture Worker of the Russian Federation

Wang ZhizhiAlso won FIBA Hall of Fame