Full name: Aleksandr Pavlovich Petrov
Original name: Александр Павлович Петров
Gender: Male
Height: 6'10" (208 cm)
Weight: 227 lbs (103 kg)
Born: May 14, 1939 in Bakı, Bakı, Azerbaijan
Died: 2001
Affiliations: Dynamo Moskva, Moskva (RUS) / Dynamo Tbilisi, Tbilisi (GEO)
Country:
Soviet Union
Sport: Basketball
Medals: 2 Silver (2 Total)
Aleksandr Petrov was one of the early stars of Soviet basketball. He won silver medals in the 1960 and 1964 Olympics and also helped the Soviet national team to win European championships in 1959, 1961, 1963, 1965, and 1967 and a world championship in 1967. |
| Games | Age | City | Sport | Event | Team | NOC | Rank | Medal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Summer | 21 | Roma | Basketball | Men's Basketball | Soviet Union | URS | 2 | Silver | |
| 1964 Summer | 25 | Tokyo | Basketball | Men's Basketball | Soviet Union | URS | 2 | Silver |
| Games | Age | City | Sport | Team | NOC | Phase | Unit | Rank | Date | Result | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Summer | 21 | Roma | Basketball | Soviet Union | URS | Final Round | Match #1 | 1 | 1960-09-08 | URS 64, BRA 62 | 17 |
| 1960 Summer | 21 | Roma | Basketball | Soviet Union | URS | Final Round | Match #3 | 1 | 1960-09-10 | URS 78, ITA 70 | 20 |
| 1960 Summer | 21 | Roma | Basketball | Soviet Union | URS | Group B | Match #2 | 1 | 1960-09-01 | URS 89, URU 53 | 10 |
| 1960 Summer | 21 | Roma | Basketball | Soviet Union | URS | Group B | Match #3 | 1 | 1960-09-02 | URS 88, YUG 61 | 10 |
| 1960 Summer | 21 | Roma | Basketball | Soviet Union | URS | Group B | Match #6 | 2 | 1960-09-03 | USA 81, URS 57 | 11 |
| 1960 Summer | 21 | Roma | Basketball | Soviet Union | URS | Group C | Match #1 | 1 | 1960-08-26 | URS 66, MEX 49 | 3 |
| 1960 Summer | 21 | Roma | Basketball | Soviet Union | URS | Group C | Match #4 | 2 | 1960-08-27 | BRA 58, URS 54 | 0 |
| 1960 Summer | 21 | Roma | Basketball | Soviet Union | URS | Group C | Match #6 | 1 | 1960-08-29 | URS 100, PUR 63 | 10 |
| 1964 Summer | 25 | Tokyo | Basketball | Soviet Union | URS | Final Round | Match 1/2 | 2 | 1964-10-23 | USA 73, URS 59 | 6 |
| 1964 Summer | 25 | Tokyo | Basketball | Soviet Union | URS | Semi-Finals | Match #2 | 1 | 1964-10-21 | URS 53, BRA 47 | 8 |
| 1964 Summer | 25 | Tokyo | Basketball | Soviet Union | URS | Group A | Match #4 | 1 | 1964-10-11 | URS 87, CAN 52 | 11 |
| 1964 Summer | 25 | Tokyo | Basketball | Soviet Union | URS | Group A | Match #7 | 1 | 1964-10-12 | URS 87, MEX 76 | 4 |
| 1964 Summer | 25 | Tokyo | Basketball | Soviet Union | URS | Group A | Match #11 | 1 | 1964-10-13 | URS 84, HUN 42 | 12 |
| 1964 Summer | 25 | Tokyo | Basketball | Soviet Union | URS | Group A | Match #13 | 1 | 1964-10-14 | URS 82, PUR 63 | 14 |
| 1964 Summer | 25 | Tokyo | Basketball | Soviet Union | URS | Group A | Match #19 | 1 | 1964-10-16 | URS 72, JPN 59 | 12 |
| 1964 Summer | 25 | Tokyo | Basketball | Soviet Union | URS | Group A | Match #23 | 1 | 1964-10-17 | URS 74, POL 65 | 18 |
| 1964 Summer | 25 | Tokyo | Basketball | Soviet Union | URS | Group A | Match #28 | 1 | 1964-10-18 | URS 76, ITA 67 | 12 |