Otar Korkia
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Otar Korkia (Georgian: ოთარ ქორქია, Russian: Отар Михайлович Коркия; May 10, 1923 in Kutaisi – March 15, 2005 in Tbilisi) was a Georgian basketball player and coach.
Club career
Korkia trained at Dynamo in Tbilisi.[1] He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991.
Soviet Union national team
Korkia was a member of the Soviet Union national basketball team, which won the silver medal at the 1952 Summer Olympic Games. He played in seven games.
Coaching career
Korkia was the coach of Dinamo Tbilisi, when the club won the European Champions Cup (Euroleague) in 1962.
References
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External links
Categories:
- Articles containing Russian-language text
- 1923 births
- 2005 deaths
- People from Kutaisi
- Mingrelians
- Basketball players from Georgia (country)
- Soviet basketball players
- Olympic basketball players of the Soviet Union
- Basketball players at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union
- Dynamo sports society athletes
- FIBA EuroBasket-winning players
- Euroleague-winning coaches
- Olympic medalists in basketball
- Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics
