Sergei Belov

Also known as Sergei Alexandrovich Belov

Soviet professional basketball player (1944-2013)

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Sergey Belov was a male basketball player and coach from the Soviet Union and Russia. Born in Nashchyokovo, Novosibirskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR, on January 23, 1944, he played the shooting guard position. He competed for the Soviet Union in the 1968, 1972, 1976, and 1980 Summer Olympics. His club career included stints with PBC CSKA Moscow and BC Ural Yekaterinburg, spanning from 1964 to 2009.

As a coach, he led PBC CSKA Moscow, PBC Ural Great Perm, and the Russia men's national basketball team. Belov received the Order of Honour, Order of the Badge of Honour, Medal "For Distinguished Labour," and induction into the FIBA Hall of Fame. He was married to Svetlana Antipova and spoke Russian. He died on October 3, 2013, in Perm and is buried at Vagankovo Cemetery.

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Nashchyokovo, Novosibirskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR

Sergey Belov was a Soviet basketball player and coach, 1972 Olympic champion in Munich, two-time world champion (1967, 1974), and one of the most famous players in Soviet and European basketball of the 20th century.

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Basketball: A Love Story — Self (archive footage)2018
O Sport, You Are Peace! — Self - Lights the Olympic Cup1981

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Key facts

Born: ( 1944-01-23 ) 23 January 1944, Nashchyokovo, Russian SFSR , Soviet Union
Died: 3 October 2013 (2013-10-03) (aged 69), Perm , Russia
Nationality: Soviet / Russian
Listed height: 191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Listed weight: 82 kg (181 lb)
Playing career: 1964–1980
Position: Shooting guard
Number: 5,7,10
Coaching career: 1981–2004
1964 1967: Uralmash Sverdlovsk
1968 1980: CSKA Moscow
1981 1982: CSKA Moscow
1989 1990: CSKA Moscow
1990 1993: Basket Cassino
1999 2004: Ural Great Perm

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Sergey
Gender: male
Citizenship: Russia
Place of death: Perm
Spouse: Svetlana Antipova
Occupation: basketball coach
Languages spoken: Russian
Participant in: 2009 Universiade
Sport: basketball
Member of team: BC Ural Yekaterinburg
Position played: shooting guard
Country for sport: Soviet Union
Mass: 82
Image: Sergei Belov 2012.jpg
Height: 190

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date of birth: 1944-01-23
date of death: 2013-10-03
place of burial: Vagankovo Cemetery
Commons category: Sergei Belov
end of work period: 2009-00-00
start of work period: 1964-00-00
coach of sports team: Russia men's national basketball team
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Encyclopedic overview

Sergei Alexandrovich Belov (Russian: Серге́й Алекса́ндрович Бело́в; 23 January 1944 – 3 October 2013) was a Russian professional basketball player, most noted for playing for CSKA Moscow and the senior Soviet Union national basketball team. He is considered to be one of the best European basketball players of all time, and was given the honour of lighting the Olympic Cauldron with the Olympic flame during the 1980 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, in Moscow.

In 1991, Belov was named by FIBA as the Best FIBA Player ever. He became the first international player to be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on 11 May 1992. Belov was named to the FIBA All-Time EuroStars Team in 2007. He was also inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2007 and was named one of the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors in 2008. In 2018, he was named one of the 101 Greats of European Basketball.

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