Sergei Kovalenko

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Sergey Ivanovich Kovalenko
Personal information
Born(1947-08-11)11 August 1947
Lüshunkou, China
Under Soviet occupation
Died18 November 2004(2004-11-18) (aged 57)
Kyiv, Ukraine
NationalitySoviet Union
Listed height7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
Listed weight245 lb (111 kg)
PositionCenter
Career history
1965–1968Burevestnik
1976–1975Budivelnyk
1976–1980CSKA Moscow
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1972 Munich USSR
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Mexico City USSR
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 1969 Italy USSR
Bronze medal – third place 1973 Spain USSR
European Championship for Juniors
Gold medal – first place 1966 Italy Team

Sergey Ivanovich Kovalenko (Russian: Серге́й Ива́нович Ковале́нко, Ukrainian: Сергій Іванович Коваленко; born 11 August 1947,[1] died 18 November 2004 at age 57 in Kyiv[2]) was a Soviet Ukrainian basketball player who won the gold medal with the Soviet basketball team in the 1972 Olympics. He played for CSKA Moscow (1976–1980).[3]

Notes

  1. ^ All Russia Family Tree. Российская генеалогия Archived 2007-09-06 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sergey K'ovalenk'o". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  3. ^ "Коваленко Сергей Иванович". Archived from the original on 2008-04-16.