Alexander Belostenny
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Alexander Mikhaylovich Belostenny (Template:Langx; Template:Langx; February 24, 1959 – May 25, 2010) was a Ukrainian professional basketball player. He was a member of the senior Soviet national team, from 1977 to 1992, except for an absence during a single competition, EuroBasket 1987. At a height of 2.16 m (7'0 Template:1/4") tall, and a weight of 120 kg (260 lbs.), he played at the center position.
Club career
Belostenny spent most of his club career at Budivelnyk from Kyiv, and was a leading player in its only Soviet Union League title in 1989. Late in his career, he played with the German club HERZOGtel Trier, where he also competed in the FIBA Korać Cup. He was a FIBA European Selection, in 1979.
National team career
As a player of the senior Soviet national team, Belostenny won three gold medals at the FIBA EuroBasket (EuroBasket 1979, EuroBasket 1981, and EuroBasket 1985), one gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympic Games, and one bronze medal at the 1980 Summer Olympic Games. In addition, he is one of the top medalists in FIBA World Cup history, having won four medals, one gold (1982) and three silvers (1978, 1986, and 1990).
Awards and accomplishments
Clubs
- FIBA European Selection: (1979)
- 2× USSR League Champion: (1980, 1989)
- Spanish Cup Winner: (1990)
Death
Belostenny died on May 25, 2010, from lung cancer.[1]
References
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External links
- FIBA Profile
- FIBA Europe Profile
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- 1959 births
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- Basketball players at the 1980 Summer Olympics
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- Deaths from lung cancer in Germany
- FIBA EuroBasket–winning players
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- Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR
- Recipients of the Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class
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- Olympic basketball players for the Soviet Union
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- Ukrainian expatriate basketball people in Spain
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