Otar Korkia
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| Born | May 10, 1923 Kutaisi, Georgia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | March 15, 2005 (aged 81) Tbilisi, Georgia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 93 kg (205 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing career | 1943–1958 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Center | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 1958–1970 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1943–1946 | Dinamo Kutaisi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1947–1958 | Dinamo Tbilisi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1958–1962 | Soviet Union U20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1962–1967 | Dinamo Tbilisi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1968–1970 | Cambodia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Otar Korkia (Georgian: ოთარ ქორქია, Russian: Отар Михайлович Коркия; May 10, 1923 in Kutaisi – March 15, 2005 in Tbilisi) was a Georgian professional basketball player and coach.
Club career
Korkia trained at Dynamo in Tbilisi.[1] He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991.
Soviet Union national team
Korkia was a member of the senior Soviet Union national basketball team, which won the silver medal at the 1952 Summer Olympic Games. He played in seven games.[2]
Coaching career
Korkia was the head coach of Dinamo Tbilisi, when the club won the European Champions Cup (EuroLeague) in 1962.
Titles won
Player
- USSR League (3): 1950, 1953, 1954
- USSR Cup (2): 1949, 1950
- EuroBasket (3): 1947, 1951, 1953
Head coach
- EuroLeague (1): 1962
See also
References
- ^ Boris Khavin (1979). All about Olympic Games (in Russian) (2nd ed.). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. p. 306.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Otar Korkia Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
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Categories:
- 1923 births
- 2005 deaths
- People from Kutaisi
- Mingrelians
- Men's basketball players from Georgia (country)
- Soviet men's basketball players
- Olympic basketball players of the Soviet Union
- Basketball players at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union
- Dynamo sports society athletes
- FIBA EuroBasket-winning players
- Euroleague-winning coaches
- Olympic medalists in basketball
- Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Centers (basketball)