Last Updated on September 11, 2024 by Mathew Diekhake
Here is the detailed profile of Sergei Belov:
- Full Name: Sergei Alexandrovich Belov
- Nationality: Russian (Soviet Union during his playing days)
- Age: Born on January 23, 1944 – Died on October 3, 2013 (aged 69)
- Hometown: Nashchyokovo, Russia (Soviet Union at the time)
- Height: 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 meters)
- Weight: 185 pounds (84 kg) during his playing career
- Wingspan: 6 feet 3 inches
- Shoe Size: Size 12 (US)
- Number: 10
- Position: Shooting guard / Point guard
- High School: Grew up in the Soviet Union, where formal U.S.-style high school basketball systems did not apply
- College: Attended a Soviet sports institute (Soviet educational system did not include typical U.S.-style college athletics)
- NBA Draft: Not drafted; NBA draft was not open to Soviet players during his career
- Teams Played For:
- Uralmash Sverdlovsk (1964–1967)
- CSKA Moscow (1968–1980)
- Championship Rings: No NBA championships, but won numerous Soviet league championships with CSKA Moscow, as well as:
- 1 Olympic gold medal (1972, defeating the U.S. team in Munich)
- 3 EuroBasket titles (1967, 1969, 1971)
- 2 World Championships (1967, 1974)
- Kids: His family life was kept largely private, and information about children is not widely available
- Siblings: Information about his siblings is not widely publicized
Sergei Belov is regarded as one of the greatest European basketball players of all time and is famous for his role in leading the Soviet Union to victory in the controversial 1972 Munich Olympics, where they defeated the U.S. team in the final. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1992, becoming the first international player to receive the honor.