Zurab Sakandelidze
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| Born | 9 August 1945 Kutaisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 25 January 2004 (aged 58) Tbilisi, Georgia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Soviet / Georgian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1.25 in (1.86 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 179 lb (81 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Point guard / Shooting guard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Zurab Aleksandrovich Sakandelidze (Georgian: ზურაბ საკანდელიძე; Russian: Зураб Александрович Саканделидзе; 9 August 1945 – 25 January 2004) was a Georgian basketball player who won gold with the Soviet basketball team at the 1972 Summer Olympics.[1] He was born in Kutaisi, and played for Dinamo Tbilisi. He died in Tbilisi.
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Zurab Sakandelidze Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2018.