Alexander Yakovlevich Gomelsky
Honored President
Age
77 years
Date of birth
18.01.1928
Died
16.08.2005
Nationality
Russia
Athlete's Career
1948-53
ODO LenVO;
1953-54
ODO Riga
Coach's Career
1949-52
Spartak Leningrad, women;
1953-66
ODO, OSC, KSVO, SKA Riga;
1956-59
Team USSR, Assistant Coach;
1963
70, 76-88 – Team USSR, Head Coach;
1966-88
CSKA Moscow;
1988-89
Gran Canaria, Spain;
1990-91
CSP Limoges, France;
1991
High Five, USA
Achievements
4-times European Champions Cup winner (1957-59, 71), 20-times USSR champion (1955-58, 69-74, 76-84, 88) with CSKA… Olympic champion (1988), Olympic silver winner (1956, 64), 2-times Olympic bronze winner (1968, 80), 2-times World champion (1967, 82), 8-times European champion (1959, 63, 65, 67, 69, 79, 81, 85)
Colonel. Professor, PhD of Education Sciences, International Master of Sports (1965), Merited Coach of the USSR (1956), Merited Coach of Lithuania (1982), Merited Laborer of Physical Culture in Russia (1993), FIBA referee, the Coach of the Year in USSR (1967, 1977, 1982, 1988). For his services in promoting the sport of basketball awarded by the Orders of the Red Banner, Red Star, Friendship of People, two Orders of Badge of Honor, medals. In 1995 he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. In 2007 he was enshrined in the FIBA Hall of Fame. The Euroleague annual Coach of the Year Award is named after him
Colonel. Professor, PhD of Education Sciences, International Master of Sports (1965), Merited Coach of the USSR (1956), Merited Coach of Lithuania (1982), Merited Laborer of Physical Culture in Russia (1993), FIBA referee, the Coach of the Year in USSR (1967, 1977, 1982, 1988). For his services in promoting the sport of basketball awarded by the Orders of the Red Banner, Red Star, Friendship of People, two Orders of Badge of Honor, medals. In 1995 he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. In 2007 he was enshrined in the FIBA Hall of Fame. The Euroleague annual Coach of the Year Award is named after him
