Aleksandr Travin

Aleksandr Konstantinovich Travin (Russian: Александр Константинович Травин; 23 July 1937 – 15 February 1989) was a Russian basketball player. He was a member of the Soviet team during the 1960s, and won a silver medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1] His teams became European champion in 1963 and 1965 and a world champion in 1967. Nationally, his teams won six USSR Premier Basketball League titles in 1960–1962 and 1964–1966.[2]

Aleksandr Travin

Personal information
Born	23 July 1937 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died	15 February 1989 (aged 51)
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
Sport	Basketball
Club	CSKA
Medal record Representing the  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1964 Tokyo Team FIBA Basketball World Cup 1963 Rio de Janeiro Team 1967 Montevideo Team FIBA EuroBasket 1963 Wrocław Team 1965 Moscow Team

He graduated from the Institute of Physical Education in Smolensk and after retirement worked as a coach and lecturer in physical education. After 1979 he coached in East Germany.[2]

His father, Konstantin Travin, was also an international basketball player and coach.[3]