Ivan Edeshko

Ivan Edeshko
Edeshko in 2017
Personal information
Born (1945-03-25) 25 March 1945 (age 79)
Stsiatski [be] Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
NationalitySoviet and Belarusian
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
NBA draft1967: undrafted
Playing career1963–1981
PositionPoint guard
Number9
Career history
As player:
1963–1970Spartak Minsk
1971–1977CSKA Moscow
1977–1979SKA Kyiv
1979–1980CSKA Moscow
1980–1981SKA Kyiv
As coach:
1982–1987Soviet Union (assistant)
1990–1992CSKA Moscow
Career highlights and awards
As player:
Medals
Representing  Soviet Union
Men's Basketball
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1972 Munich Team Competition
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Montreal Team Competition
FIBA World Cup
Gold medal – first place Puerto Rico 1974 USSR
Silver medal – second place Philippines 1978 USSR
EuroBasket
Gold medal – first place 1971 West Germany USSR
Bronze medal – third place 1973 Spain USSR
Silver medal – second place 1975 Yugoslavia USSR
Gold medal – first place 1979 Italy USSR

Ivan Ivanovich Edeshko (Belarusian: Іван Іванавіч Ядэшка, romanizedIvan Ivanavich Yadeshka; Russian: Иван Иванович Едешко; born 25 March 1945[1]) is a retired Belarusian professional basketball player and coach.

Club career

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During his club career, Edeshko trained at the Armed Forces sports society, in Moscow. He spent most of his career with CSKA Moscow.

National team career

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Edeshko won a gold medal with the senior Soviet national team at the 1972 Summer Olympics. In the gold medal game against the American national team, Edeshko's full-court length inbound pass led to Alexander Belov's game-winning basket with no time left on the game clock. The game's final score was 51–50.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Профиль на сайте НОК Белоруссии". Archived from the original on 2010-02-15. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  2. ^ ЗАЛОЖНИК ТРЕХ СЕКУНД
  3. ^ Олимпийский чемпион 1972 года по баскетболу Иван Едешко: Водка с икрой — за победу над США
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