Alexander Belostenny

Alexander Belostenny
Belostenny, in 1980.
Personal information
Born (1959-02-24)February 24, 1959
Odessa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Died May 24, 2010(2010-05-24) (aged 51)
Trier, Germany
Listed height 2.14 m (7 ft 0 in)
Listed weight 118 kg (260 lb)
Career information
Playing career 1975–1994
Position Center
Career history
1975–1979 Budivelnyk Kiev
1979–1980 CSKA Moscow
1980–1989 Budivelnyk Kiev
1989–1990 CAI Zaragoza
1990–1994 TBB Trier
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing the  Soviet Union
Summer Olympic Games
1980 Moscow
1988 Seoul
FIBA World Cup
1978 Philippines
1982 Colombia
1986 Spain
1990 Argentina
FIBA EuroBasket
1977 Belgium
1979 Italy
1981 Czechoslovakia
1983 France
1985 West Germany
1989 Yugoslavia

Alexander Mikhaylovich Belostenny (Ukrainian: Олександр Михайлович Білостінний; 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 2.14 m (7'0 ​1⁄4") tall, and a weight of 118 kg (260 lbs.), he played at the center position.

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

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.

Soviet Union national team

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

References

  1. ↑ TBB Trier website Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine. (in German)
  • FIBA Profile
  • FIBA Europe Profile
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Oleksandr Bielostienniy". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
  • Spanish League Profile (in Spanish)


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