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(Redirected from Aleksander Travin) Russian basketball player
Aleksandr Travin
Personal information
Born23 July 1937
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died15 February 1989 (aged 51)
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
SportBasketball
ClubCSKA
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1964 Tokyo Team
FIBA Basketball World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1963 Rio de Janeiro Team
Gold medal – first place 1967 Montevideo Team
FIBA EuroBasket
Gold medal – first place 1963 Wrocław Team
Gold medal – first place 1965 Moscow Team

Aleksandr Konstantinovich Travin (Russian: Александр Константинович Травин; 23 July 1937 – 15 February 1989) was a Russian basketball player. He was a member of the Soviet team during the 1960s, and won a silver medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics. His teams became European champion in 1963 and 1965 and a world champion in 1967. Nationally, his teams won six USSR Premier Basketball League titles in 1960–1962 and 1964–1966.

He graduated from the Institute of Physical Education in Smolensk and after retirement worked as a coach and lecturer in physical education. After 1979 he coached in East Germany.

His father, Konstantin Travin, was also an international basketball player and coach.

References

  1. Aleksandr Travin. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ ТРАВИН Александр Константинович. biograph.ru
  3. Десять звездных династий. sovsport.ru (2001-10-11)
CSKA Moscow 1960–61 FIBA European Champions Cup champions
CSKA Moscow 1962–63 FIBA European Champions Cup champions
Soviet Union squad1963 FIBA World Championship - Bronze medal
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Soviet Union squadEuroBasket 1963 – Gold medal
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Soviet Union basketball squad1964 Summer Olympics – Silver medal
Soviet Union
Soviet Union squadEuroBasket 1965 – Gold medal
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Soviet Union squad1967 FIBA World Championship – Gold medal
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