Aleksandr Petrov (basketball), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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basketball player
Date of Birth: 14-May-1939
Place of Birth: Baku
Date of Death: 05-May-2001
Profession: basketball player
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Aleksandr Petrov (basketball)
- Aleksandr Pavlovich Petrov (sometimes: Alexandre) (Russian: ????????? ???????? ??????; 14 May 1939 – 5 May 2001) was one of the first tall centers in Soviet basketball.
- Playing for the senior men's Soviet Union national basketball team, he won silver medals at the 1960 Summer Olympics and 1964 Summer Olympics, a bronze medal at the 1963 FIBA World Championship, as well as four EuroBasket titles, at EuroBasket 1959, EuroBasket 1961, EuroBasket 1963, and EuroBasket 1965.
- He was named the best center at the 1963 FIBA World Championship.
- After he retired from playing, he coached basketball teams in Moscow, and later in Madagascar.
- For his achievements, he was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honour.
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