Zurab Sakandelidze

Georgian basketball player
Zurab Sakandelidze
Zurab Sakandelidze during a basketball game
Personal information
Born9 August 1945
Kutaisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Died25 January 2004(2004-01-25) (aged 58)
Tbilisi, Georgia
NationalitySoviet / Georgian
Listed height6 ft 1.25 in (1.86 m)
Listed weight179 lb (81 kg)
PositionPoint guard / Shooting guard
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place Munich 1972 USSR
Bronze medal – third place Mexico City 1968 USSR
FIBA World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1967 Montevideo USSR
FIBA EuroBasket
Gold medal – first place 1965 Soviet Union USSR
Gold medal – first place 1967 Finland USSR
Gold medal – first place 1969 Italy USSR
Gold medal – first place 1971 West Germany USSR
Bronze medal – third place 1973 Spain USSR
European Championship for Juniors
Gold medal – first place 1964 Italy Team

Zurab Aleksandrovich Sakandelidze (Georgian: ზურაბ საკანდელიძე; Russian: Зураб Александрович Саканделидзе; 9 August 1945 – 25 January 2004) was a Georgian basketball player who won gold with the Soviet basketball team at the 1972 Summer Olympics.[1] He was born in Kutaisi, and played for Dinamo Tbilisi. He died in Tbilisi.

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Zurab Sakandelidze Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
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Soviet Union squad – EuroBasket 1965 – Gold medal
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Soviet Union squad – 1967 FIBA World Championship – Gold medal
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Soviet Union squad – EuroBasket 1967 – Gold medal
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Soviet Union basketball squad – 1968 Summer Olympics – Bronze medal
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Soviet Union squad – EuroBasket 1969 – Gold medal
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Soviet Union squad – 1970 FIBA World Championship – Bronze medal
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Soviet Union squad – EuroBasket 1971 – Gold medal
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Soviet Union basketball squad – 1972 Summer Olympics – Gold medal
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Soviet Union squad – EuroBasket 1973 – Bronze medal
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