Yuriy Viktorovich Ozerov ( July 9, 1928 , Moscow - February 25, 2004 , ibid.) - Soviet basketball player and basketball coach. Honored Master of Sports of the USSR (1956), Honored Coach of the USSR .
| Yuri Ozerov | |
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| Position | Center |
| Growth | 191 cm |
| Citizenship |  the USSR  Russia |
| Date of Birth | July 9, 1928 |
| Place of Birth | Moscow , RSFSR , USSR |
| Date of death | February 25, 2004 (75 years) |
| Place of death | Moscow , Russia |
He graduated from GTSOLIFK . Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences .
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Biography
He played in 1947–1960 for the Dynamo basketball club (Moscow) [1] .
In 1951-1959 was part of the USSR national basketball team . European Champion 1953, 1957 Silver medalist of the 1952 and 1956 Olympic Games (captain of the national team). Bronze medalist of the European Championship in 1955 [2] . USSR Champion 1948.
In 1963-1969 and 1977-1980 coach of the men's team of the USSR. Coach of the USSR national team at the Olympics 1964, 1968, 1980. From 1981 until his retirement, he was the coach of youth and youth teams. Awarded the Order "Badge of Honor" and the medal " For Labor Valor " [3] .
Ozerov in the USSR national team for the first time took part in the World Championship in 1959 . Having won all their rivals in the finals, including the world champions of the Americans (62:37), USSR basketball players actually won first place, but obeying a politically motivated order from the Kremlin, refused to play with the Taiwan national team , for which FIBA was not disqualified They were among the winners (the Bulgarian national team received the same instruction). The title of world champions was awarded to the national team of Brazil.
For many years, Ozerov helped Alexander Gomelsky in the USSR national team. With his participation, the USSR national team won the 2nd Olympic medalist (1964), the Olympic bronze medalist (1968, 1980), world champion (1967), 2nd world championship medalist (1978), 3rd world championship medalist (1970). ), the champion of Europe (1963, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1979).
From 1981 until retirement, he coached junior and youth teams.
Notes
- ↑ B.N. Havin . All about the Olympic Games. - 2nd ed. - M .: "Physical Education and Sport", 1979. - p. 306.
- ↑ Sports stars / comp. B.N. Havin . - 2nd ed., Pererab. and additional .. - M .: "Physical Education and Sport", 1979. - 432 p.
- ↑ Chernevich G.L., Shkolnikov E.A. Dynamo. Encyclopedia . - OLMA-Press, 2003. - p. 20. - p. 480. - ISBN 5-224-04399-9 .
Links
Source
- Genkin Z. A., Yakhontov E. R. Basketball: a Handbook. - Moscow: FiS, 1983. - 224 p.
Links
- Yuri Ozerov - Olympic statistics on the site Sports-Reference.com (English)
- Profile on Databaseolympics.com (Eng.)