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Mikheil Korkia

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Mikheil Korkia
Mikheil Korkia during basketball game
Personal information
Born10 September 1948
Kutaisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Died7 February 2004(2004-02-07) (aged 55)
Tbilisi, Georgia
Listed height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Listed weight202 lb (92 kg)
Career information
Playing career1965–1979
PositionShooting guard
Coaching career1981–1983
Career history
As player:
1965-1979Dinamo Tbilisi
As coach:
1980-1981Dinamo Tbilisi
1982-1983Dynamo Moscow
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1972 Munich Team Competition
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Montreal Team Competition
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1971 West Germany Soviet Union
Silver medal – second place 1975 Yugoslavia Soviet Union
Silver medal – second place 1977 Belgium Soviet Union
European Championship for Juniors
Gold medal – first place 1966 Italy Team

Mikheil Korkia (Georgian: მიხეილ ქორქია) (10 September 1948 – 7 February 2004) was a Georgian-Soviet basketball player who won gold with the Soviet basketball team in Basketball at the 1972 Summer Olympics. He played for Dynamo Tbilisi.

Trophies

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