Gennadi Volnov

Gennadi Volnov
Personal information
Born	November 28, 1939; Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died	July 15, 2008 (aged 68); Moscow, Russia
Nationality	Russian
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
Playing career	1957–1972
Position	Power forward / Center
Number	13
Career history
1957–1958	Spartak Moscow
1958–1970	CSKA Moscow
1971	Burevestnik Moscow
1972	Dynamo Moscow
Career highlights and awards
	3× EuroLeague champion (1961, 1963, 1969); FIBA European Selection (1969); 10× USSR League champion (1959–1966, 1969, 1970); 2× USSR Spartakiad winner (1959, 1963); USSR Honored Master of Sports (1964); USSR Order of the Badge of Honor; 2× USSR Medal "For Labour Valour"; USSR Medal "For Distinguished Labour"; Russian Order of Honor; 101 Greats of European Basketball (2018);
Basketball
Representing Soviet Union
Summer Olympics
FIBA World Cup
FIBA EuroBasket

Gennadi Georgievich Volnov (alternate spelling: Gennady, Russian: Геннадий Георгиевич Вольнов, November 28, 1939 – July 15, 2008) was a Russian basketball player who played for the senior Soviet Union national team from the late 1950s, to the early 1970s. He was born in Moscow. In 2018, he was named one of the 101 Greats of European Basketball.^[1]

^ Stanković, Vladimir (September 2, 2020). "101 Greats: Gennady Volnov". KOS magazin. Retrieved April 11, 2024.

[1] Stanković, Vladimir (September 2, 2020). "101 Greats: Gennady Volnov". KOS magazin. Retrieved April 11, 2024.

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