Gennadi Volnov

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.

Gennadi Volnov

Personal information
Born	(1939-11-28)November 28, 1939 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died	July 15, 2008(2008-07-15) (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)
Medals Basketball Representing Soviet Union Summer Olympics 1972 Munich 1960 Rome 1964 Tokyo 1968 Mexico City FIBA World Cup 1967 Uruguay 1963 Brazil FIBA EuroBasket 1959 Turkey 1961 Yugoslavia 1963 Poland 1965 Soviet Union 1967 Finland 1969 Italy

Club career

Volnov played with Spartak Moscow (1957–1958). He spent most of his club career playing with CSKA Moscow (1958–1970). While playing with CSKA and the Russian and Moscow unified teams, he won ten Soviet League championships (1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1969, and 1970) and three EuroLeague championships (1961, 1963, and 1969).

National team career

Volnov won the gold medal while playing with the senior Soviet national team at the 1972 Summer Olympic Games. He also won two silver medals at the Summer Olympics (1960 and 1964). He also won a bronze medal at the 1968 Summer Olympic Games.

In addition, Volnov also won a gold medal at the 1967 FIBA World Championship, a bronze medal at the 1963 FIBA World Championship, and six FIBA EuroBasket gold medals (1959, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1967, and 1969).

External links

• Gennadi Volnov international stats at Basketball-Reference.com
• Gennadi Volnov at FIBA (archive)
• Gennadi Volnov at FIBA Europe
• Gennadi Volnov at ProBallers.com
• Gennadi Volnov at Eurobasket.com
• Gennady Volnov from 101 Greats of European Basketball
• Gennadi Volnov at Olympics.com
• Gennadi Volnov at Olympedia