Gennadi Volnov

Gennadi Georgievich Volnov was a Russian basketball player who played for the senior Soviet Union national team from the late 1950s, to the early 1970s. He was born in Moscow. In 2018, he was named one of the 101 Greats of European Basketball.

Club career

Volnov played with Spartak Moscow. He spent most of his club career playing with CSKA Moscow. While playing with CSKA and the Russian and Moscow unified teams, he won ten Soviet League championships and three EuroLeague championships.

National team career

Volnov won the gold medal while playing with the senior Soviet national team at the 1972 Summer Olympic Games. He also won two silver medals at the Summer Olympics. He also won a bronze medal at the 1968 Summer Olympic Games.
In addition, Volnov also won a gold medal at the 1967 FIBA World Championship, a bronze medal at the 1963 FIBA World Championship, and six FIBA EuroBasket gold medals.