Aleksandr Kabanov
Aleksandr Sergeyevich Kabanov (Russian: Александр Серге́евич Кабанов, 14 June 1948 – 30 June 2020) was a Soviet and Russian water polo player and head coach of the Russian water polo team. He is one of a few sportspeople who won Olympic medals in water polo as players and head coaches.[1][2]
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| Born | 14 June 1948 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 June 2020 (aged 72) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kabanov died on 30 June 2020, aged 72.[3]
Achievements
- Gold in the 1972 Munich Olympics
- Gold in the Water Polo World Championship in Cali 1975
- Gold in the 1980 Moscow Olympics
- Gold in the 1981 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup
- Silver in the European water polo championship Split 1981
- Gold in the 1982 FINA Men's World Water Polo Championship
- Gold in the 1983 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup
In 1972 Kabanov was awarded the title of Honoured Master of Sport of the USSR. He graduated from Armenian State Institute of Physical Culture and Sport in 1984.[4]
Books
- Kabanov, Aleksandr (1988). Мяч на воде [The ball on the water] (in Russian). Fizkultura i sport.
See also
- Russia men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
- Soviet Union men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
- List of Olympic champions in men's water polo
- List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men)
- List of world champions in men's water polo
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo
- List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aleksandr Kabanov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- "Aleksandr S. Kabanov (URS)". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- "Ушел из жизни Великий игрок, тренер Александр Сергеевич Кабанов" [The great player, coach Alexander Sergeevich Kabanov passed away]. waterpolo.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2021-07-02. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
- "Александр Сергеевич Кабанов – Alexander Kabanov". peoples.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 26 March 2010.
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