Sport Basketball Died February 15, 1989 Club CSKA Height 1.88 m | Name Aleksandr Travin Weight 85 kg Role Basketball Player | |
Born 23 July 1937 Moscow, Russia | ||
Aleksandr Konstantinovich Travin (Russian: Александр Константинович Травин; 23 July 1937 – 15 February 1989) 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. His teams became European champion in 1963 and 1965 and a world champion in 1967. Nationally, his teams 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.
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