Alexander Belostenny
Personal information | |
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Born | Odessa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | February 24, 1959
Died | May 24, 2010 Trier, Germany | (aged 51)
Listed height | 2.14 m (7 ft 0 in) |
Listed weight | 118 kg (260 lb) |
Career information | |
Playing career | 1975–1994 |
Position | Center |
Career history | |
1975–1979 | Budivelnyk Kiev |
1979–1980 | CSKA Moscow |
1980–1989 | Budivelnyk Kiev |
1989–1990 | CAI Zaragoza |
1990–1994 | TBB Trier |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Alexander Mikhaylovich Belostenny (Ukrainian: Олександр Михайлович Білостінний; Russian: Александр Михайлович Белостенный; 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 2.14 m (7'0 1⁄4") tall, and a weight of 118 kg (260 lbs.), he played at the center position.
Alexander Belostenny died on May 25, 2010, from lung cancer.[1]
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.
Soviet Union national team
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)
References
- ^ TBB Trier website Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine Template:De icon
External links
- FIBA Profile
- FIBA Europe Profile
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Oleksandr Bielostienniy". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.
- Spanish League Profile Template:Es icon
- 1959 births
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- Basketball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- BC Budivelnyk players
- PBC CSKA Moscow players
- Deaths from cancer in Ukraine
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- Deaths from lung cancer
- FIBA EuroBasket-winning players
- Liga ACB players
- Olympic basketball players of the Soviet Union
- Olympic basketball players of the Unified Team
- Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union
- Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union
- Olympic medalists in basketball
- Soviet men's basketball players
- Ukrainian men's basketball players
- Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR
- Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics
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