Alexander Belov

Alexander Alexandrovich Belov, commonly known as Sasha Belov (November 9, 1951 October 3, 1978), was a Soviet basketball player. During his playing career, he played at the center position. Belov is most remembered for scoring the game-winning basket of the gold medal game of the 1972 Munich Summer Olympic Games, which gave the gold medal to the senior Soviet national team. In 1978, when just 26 years old, Belov died of cardiac sarcoma, a type of cancer.

Alexander Belov
Personal information
Born(1951-11-09)9 November 1951
Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died3 October 1978(1978-10-03) (aged 26)
Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
NationalitySoviet / Russian
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
NBA draft1975: 10th round, 161st overall pick
Selected by the New Orleans Jazz
Playing career1967–1978
PositionCenter
Number14
Career history
1967–1978Spartak Leningrad
Career highlights and awards
As player
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com
FIBA Hall of Fame as player
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing the  Soviet Union
Summer Olympic Games
1972 Munich
1976 Montreal
FIBA World Cup
1974 Puerto Rico
1970 Ljubljana
FIBA EuroBasket
1969 Italy
1971 West Germany
1975 Yugoslavia
European U-18 Championship
1968 SpainUnder-18
1970 GreeceUnder-18

Belov was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991. He was enshrined into the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2007. In 2018, he was named one of the 101 Greats of European Basketball.

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