Alexander Alexandrovich Belov – The greatest basketball player of all time

1. Alexander Alexandrovich Belov Крылова Ирина Алексеевна Учитель английского языка г. Санкт-Петербург ГБОУ СОШ №362 The greatest basketball player of all time

2. Alexander Belov was born  on the 9 th of November in 1951 in Leningrad. When he was 11, he went to sport school “ Spartak ”, where his coach was Vladimir Kondrashin . This great couple set the mood in basketball in the 70s. In 1967 Alexander Belov played his first match for “ Spartak Leningrad”. He became the star player of the team. Even sometimes “ Spartak ” was called “The Belov’s team”. He spent 11 seasons i n “ Spartak Leningrad”.   Career

3. Club Highlights: 2 times Champion of the European Cup Winner's Cup: 1973 and 1975 Champion of the 1975 USSR League National Team Highlights: Olympic Gold medalist in Munich 1972 World Champion in Puerto Rico 1974 Olympic Bronze medalist in Montreal 1976 Bronze medalist in the 1970 Ljubljana World Championship 2 times European Champion: Italy 1969 and Germany 1971 Silver medalist in the 1975 European Championship in Belgrade 2 times Gold medalist in the European Championships for Junior Men: Vigo 1968 and Athens 1970 Gold medalist in the 1970 World University Games in Turin Silver medalist in the 1973 World University Games in Moscow Highlights

4. The first thing that people remember when they hear about Alexander Belov is the legendary basketball match between USSR and USA at the Olympic Games 1972 in Munich, where Alexander scored the winning points on the last seconds of the match.   Triumph

5. Unfortunately, Alexander   Belov died at the young age from a very rare disease -  cardiac sarcoma. He was only 26 years old. He was named one of FIBA’s 50 Greatest Players  in 1991. He was enshrined in the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2007 . Now the annual championship is held in St.Petersburg in remembrance of the win over USA, named in honour of our heroes – “The Vladimir Kondrashin and Alexander Belov Cup” It is the most unforgettable and important event for the Russian basketball. Belov became an idol for many sportsmen after the grandiose win over USA. In memory

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