Viktor Pankrashkin (Russian: Виктор Александрович Панкрашкин; 10 December 1957 - 24 July 1993) was a Soviet basketball player.
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Born | Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | 10 December 1957|||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 24 July 1993 Moscow, Russian Federation | (aged 35)|||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Russian | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 2.16 m (7 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 115 kg (254 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career | ?–1992 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Center | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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?–? | SKA Lvov | |||||||||||||||||||||||
?–1979 | SKA Riga | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1979–1989 | CSKA Moscow | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1989–1990 | Urartu Yerevan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1991–1992 | Metall Tula | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medals
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Pankrashkin won a gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Also, he won one silver and one bronze at the EuroBasket.[1]
Club career
editPankrashkin only came to basketball at the age of 17. Because of his height, he was noticed by an army basketball coach. After a short time with different army teams he came to CSKA Moscow, where he spent 10 years. In addition to his height, he had an enormous arm length so that he could stand on his heel and touch the basketball ring. With these physical virtues, blocked shots became his trademark. He won five Soviet championships in a row with CSKA. He celebrated his greatest triumph in 1988 when he won the gold medal at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul as a member of the Soviet national team. After 1988, CSKA got a new coach, with whom Pankraschkin fell out. He left Moscow and joined the new Armenian club Urartu in Yerevan. In terms of sport, however, his most successful period was over.
Disease
editAs early as 1986 Pankrashkin was diagnosed with tuberculosis. He initially kept the disease a secret. The further progression of the disease made it impossible to play basketball from 1992 onwards. He died of this disease on July 24, 1993.
References
edit- ^ "Панкрашкин Виктор Александрович (1957-1993)". Sport-necropol.ru. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
External links
edit- Viktor Pankrashkin at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)