Alexander Belostenny

Alexander Belostenny

Belostenny (#14 in red), at the 1980 Summer Olympics, versus Czechoslovakia.
Personal information
Born	(1959-02-24)February 24, 1959 Odesa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Died	May 24, 2010(2010-05-24) (aged 51) Trier, Germany
Nationality	Ukrainian
Listed height	2.16 m (7 ft 1 in)
Listed weight	120 kg (265 lb)
Career information
Playing career	1975–1994
Position	Center
Career history
1975–1979	Budivelnyk Kyiv
1979–1980	CSKA Moscow
1980–1989	Budivelnyk Kyiv
1989–1990	CAI Zaragoza
1990–1994	TBB Trier
Career highlights and awards
FIBA European Selection (1979) Spanish Cup winner (1990) 2× USSR League champion (1980, 1989) Order of Merit (Ukraine) (2002)
Medals Men's basketball Representing the  Soviet Union Summer Olympic Games 1988 Seoul 1980 Moscow FIBA World Cup 1982 Colombia 1978 Philippines 1986 Spain 1990 Argentina FIBA Eurobasket 1979 Italy 1981 Czechoslovakia 1985 West Germany 1977 Belgium 1983 France 1989 Yugoslavia European Under-18 Championship 1978 Italy Under-18 1976 Spain European Championship for Cadets 1975 Greece Under-16

Alexander Mikhaylovich Belostenny (Ukrainian: Олександр Михайлович Білостінний, romanized: Oleksandr Mykhailovych Bilostinnyi; Russian: Александр Михайлович Белостенный; February 24, 1959 – May 25, 2010) was a Ukrainian professional basketball player. He was a member of the senior Soviet national team, from 1977 to 1992, except for an absence during a single competition, EuroBasket 1987. At a height of 2.16 m (7'0 1⁄4") tall, and a weight of 120 kg (260 lbs.), he played at the center position.

Club career

Belostenny spent most of his club career at Budivelnyk from Kyiv, and was a leading player in its only Soviet Union League title in 1989. Late in his career, he played with the German club HERZOGtel Trier, where he also competed in the FIBA Korać Cup. He was a FIBA European Selection, in 1979.

National team career

As a player of the senior Soviet national team, Belostenny won three gold medals at the FIBA EuroBasket (EuroBasket 1979, EuroBasket 1981, and EuroBasket 1985), one gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympic Games, and one bronze medal at the 1980 Summer Olympic Games. In addition, he is one of the top medalists in FIBA World Cup history, having won four medals, one gold (1982) and three silvers (1978, 1986, and 1990).

Awards and accomplishments

Clubs

• FIBA European Selection: (1979)
• 2× USSR League Champion: (1980, 1989)
• Spanish Cup Winner: (1990)

Death

Belostenny died on May 25, 2010, from lung cancer.^[1]

References

External links

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