Sergei Kovalenko

Sergey Ivanovich Kovalenko (Russian: Серге́й Ива́нович Ковале́нко, Ukrainian: Сергій Іванович Коваленко; born 11 August 1947,[1] died 18 November 2004 at age 57 in Kyiv[2]) was a Soviet Ukrainian basketball player who won the gold medal with the Soviet basketball team in the 1972 Olympics. He played for CSKA Moscow (19761980).[3]

Sergey Ivanovich Kovalenko
Personal information
Born(1947-08-11)11 August 1947
Lüshunkou, China
Under Soviet occupation
Died18 November 2004(2004-11-18) (aged 57)
Kyiv, Ukraine
NationalitySoviet Union
Listed height7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
Listed weight245 lb (111 kg)
PositionCenter
Career history
1965–1968Burevestnik
1976–1975Budivelnyk
1976–1980CSKA Moscow
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
1972 Munich USSR
1968 Mexico City USSR
European Championship
1969 Italy USSR
1973 Spain USSR
European Championship for Juniors
1966 ItalyTeam

Notes

  1. All Russia Family Tree. Российская генеалогия Archived 2007-09-06 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sergey K'ovalenk'o". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  3. "Коваленко Сергей Иванович". Archived from the original on 2008-04-16.


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