death_date club weight birth_place height sport birth_date article_title
15 february 1989 -lrb- aged 51 -rrb- cska 85 kg lb on moscow , russia 1.88 m ftin on basketball 23 july 1937 aleksandr travin

aleksandr travin

aleksandr konstantinovich travin -lrb- ; 23 july 1937 -- 15 february 1989 -rrb- was a russian basketball player .
he was a member of the soviet team during the 1960s , and won a silver medal at the 1964 summer olympics .
he became european champion in 1963 and 1965 and a world champion in 1967 .
nationally , he won six ussr premier basketball league titles in 1960 -- 1962 and 1964 -- 1966 .
he graduated from the institute of physical education in smolenks and after retirement worked as a coach and lecturer in physical education .
after 1979 he coached in east germany .
his father , konstantin travin , was also an international basketball player and coach .
