Alexander Gomelsky
Soviet basketball coach (1928-2005) · Russia · On the map · Basketball Players · Died at 77
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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2005Died16 August 20052003Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd classAward1998Silver Olympic OrderAward1993Honored Physical Culture Worker of the Russian FederationAward1982Order of the Red Banner of LabourAward1965Master of Sport of the USSR, International ClassAward1956Merited Coach of the USSRAward1928Born18 January 1928
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ASK Riga1949-1953
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Country
Russia
Category
Basketball Players
Type
Basketball Player
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1928 to 2005 · aged 77
