Alexander Gomelsky Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Alexander Yakovlevich Gomelsky (Russian: ??????????, ????????? ?????????; January 18, 1928 in Kronstadt, Soviet Union – August 16, 2005 in Moscow, Russia) was a Soviet and Russian basketball coach of Jewish origin.
Inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1981.
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10 FIBA European Championships and 19 championships of the Soviet Union.
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Two World Championships (1967, 1982), in addition to a second place finish (1978) and two third place finishes (1963, 1970).
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Three-time All-State at Coach School (Leningrad, Russia) (1945-1948).
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President, Russian Basketball Federation. Best coach of Europe (FIBA).
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Played for SKA Leningrad (1948-1952).
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Led Soviet Union to Olympic gold (1988), silver (1964) and bronze medals (1968,1980). His gold medal in 1988 ended a streak of 21 consecutive wins by the United States. 15-time champs of Soviet Union. Three-time Coach of the Year. Coached men's National Team in five Olympic Games, six FIBA world championships, 10 FIBA European
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Head coach for the Soviet National Team (the Sbornaya) (1958-1960, 1962-1970, 1976-1988), Tenerife (Spain) (1988-1989), European All-Star Team (1989-1990) and Limoges CSP (France) (1990-1991).
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Head coach for SKA Leningrad (1948-1952), ASK Riga (1953-1966) and CSKA Moscow (1966-1988) (85% winning pct.) Compiled an overall 490-177 (.735) record. Eight European Championships (1959, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1979, 1981).
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Enshrined into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1995.
$1.4 Million
