Sergei Belov

Sergei Alexandrovich Belov (Russian: Серге́й Алекса́ндрович Бело́в; 23 January 1944 – 3 October 2013) was a Russian professional basketball player, most noted for playing for CSKA Moscow and the senior Soviet Union national basketball team.

He is considered to be one of the best European basketball players of all time, and was given the honour of lighting the Olympic Cauldron with the Olympic flame during the 1980 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, in Moscow.

In 1991, Belov was named by FIBA as the Best FIBA Player ever.

Category:1944 births
Category:2013 deaths
Category:Basketball coaches
Category:Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Category:Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Category:Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Category:Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Category:Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductees
Category:Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union
Category:Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union
Category:People from Tomsk Oblast
Category:Russian basketball players
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Category:Soviet basketball players