Gennadi Volnov
Gennadi Georgievich Volnov (Russian: Геннадий Георгиевич Вольнов, November 28, 1939 – July 15, 2008) was a Russian basketball player who played for the senior Soviet Union national basketball team from the late 1950s, to the early 1970s. He was born in Moscow. He was among the 105 player nominees for the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors list.
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| Born | November 28, 1939 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | July 15, 2008 (aged 68) Moscow, Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Russian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing career | 1957–1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Power forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1957–1958 | Spartak Moscow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1958–1970 | CSKA Moscow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1971 | Petrel Moscow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1972 | Dynamo Moscow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
Volnov played with Spartak Moscow, from 1957 to 1958. He spent most of his club career playing with CSKA Moscow (1958–1970). While playing with CSKA and the Russian and Moscow unified teams, he won 10 Soviet League championships (1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1969, and 1970) and 3 EuroLeague championships (1961, 1963, and 1969).
Soviet national team
Volnov won the gold medal while playing with the senior Soviet Union national basketball team at the 1972 Summer Olympic Games. He also won two Summer Olympics silver medals, at the 1960 Summer Olympic Games and the 1964 Summer Olympic Games. He also won a bronze medal at the 1968 Summer Olympic Games.
In addition, Volnov also won a gold medal at the 1967 FIBA World Championship, a bronze medal at the 1963 FIBA World Championship, and six EuroBasket gold medals (1959, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1967, and 1969).