 Mikheil Korkia during basketball game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 10 September 1948 Kutaisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 7 February 2004(2004-02-07) (aged 55) Tbilisi, Georgia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 202 lb (92 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing career | 1965–1979 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Shooting guard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 1981–1983 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1965-1979 | Dinamo Tbilisi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1980-1981 | Dinamo Tbilisi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1982-1983 | Dynamo Moscow | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
- USSR Premier Basketball League (1): 1968
- USSR Basketball Cup (1): 1969
External links
- FIBA Profile
- Georgia National Olympic Committee Profile
- Mikheil Korkia in quotes - Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs of Georgia (in Georgian)
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| Soviet Union men's basketball squad – 1976 Summer Olympics – Bronze medal | ||
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| Soviet Union squad – EuroBasket 1977 – Silver medal | ||
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- Men's basketball players from Georgia (country)
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- Olympic basketball players for the Soviet Union
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- Basketball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics
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- Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union
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