Mikhail Vladimirovich Studenetsky (Russian: Михаил Владимирович Студенецкий; 6 March 1934 – 1 March 2021) was a Soviet basketball player.

Mikhail Studenetsky
Personal information
Born(1934-03-06)6 March 1934
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died1 March 2021(2021-03-01) (aged 86)
Sport
SportBasketball
ClubDynamo Moscow
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1956 Melbourne Team
FIBA EuroBasket
Gold medal – first place 1957 Sofia Team
Gold medal – first place 1959 Istanbul Team

Biography

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Studenetsky was a point guard of the Soviet team between 1954 and 1959 and won a silver medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics,[1] as well as the European titles in 1957 and 1959. After retirement he worked as an engineer.[2]

He died on 1 March 2021, aged 86, five days short from his 87th birthday,[3] from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia.[3]

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