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Zurab Sakandelidze (Georgia)
Born on August 09, 1945, in Kutaisi, Georgia.
Passed away on January 25, 2004, at the age of 58.
Height:
187cm (6'1")
Position:
Point Guard
Nationality:
Georgia
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Enshrined as a player in the FIBA Hall of Fame on August 23, 2023.

Clubs

• BC Dinamo Tbilisi (1963-1974)

Club Highlights

• USSR League champion (1968)
• USSR Cup winner (1969)

National Team

• Junior EuroBasket gold medallist (1964)
• Two-time University Games silver medallist (1965, 1973)
• Four-time EuroBasket gold medallist (1965, 1967, 1969, 1971)
• EuroBasket bronze medallist (1973)
• World Cup gold medallist (1967)
• World Cup bronze medallist (1970)
• Olympic Games bronze medallist (1968)
• Olympic Games gold medallist (1972)

Individual Highlights

• Played in five EuroBasket competitions (1965, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973)
• Played in two World Championships (1967, 1970)
• Played in two Olympic Games (1968, 1972)
• Named best Guard at European Championships (1967)
• Order of the Badge of Honor of Sports (USSR)
• Order of Vakhtang Gorgasal II degree and Honor (Georgia)
• Included third in the list of 25 best basketball players of the USSR after S. Belov and A. Travin (1965)