Joann Lõssov (10 September 1921 – 3 August 2000), also known as Ioann Fyodorovich Lysov (Russian: Иоанн Фёдорович Лысов), was a Soviet and Estonian basketball player. Lõssov trained at VSS Kalev, in Tallinn.[1] He was named MVP of the 1947 EuroBasket. Member of the Soviet Union basketball team in 1947–52, from 1949, the captain and points guard. After his career as a player, worked as the head coach of the Soviet Union women’s team in 1953–58 (gold medals from the European Championships of 1954 and 1956) and helped to organise special trainings of the Soviet Union team. Elected to the Hall of fame of Estonian basketball in 2010.[2]
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| Born | 10 September 1921 Tallinn, Estonia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 3 August 2000 (aged 78) Tallinn, Estonia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Point guard | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Club career edit
Lõssov's career started in 1936. He played for the teams of the YMCA and Russ before the war. After the war he played in Tallinna Kalev. With the team of the University of Tartu he won a gold medal (1949) and a silver medal (1950) of Soviet Union League Championship.
National team career edit
Lõssov played with the senior Soviet Union men's national basketball team at the 1952 Summer Olympics, where he won a silver medal. He played in all eight of the Soviet Union's games.[3]
Achievements edit
National Team edit
Club edit
- Soviet Union League Championship: 1949
- Estonian SSR Championship: 1944-1947, 1955
Orders edit
References edit
- ^ Boris Khavin (1979). All about Olympic Games (in Russian) (2nd ed.). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. p. 307.
- ^ Eesti korvpall 100 - Kuulsuste Hall - Joann Lõssov
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Joann Lõssov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
Further reading edit
- Lään, Vello; Ibrus, Märt (2006). Eesti korvpall.Portreed. Eesti Korvpalliliit. pp. 49–55. ISBN 9949-406-68-4.
- Tiit Lääne, Eesti olümpiamedalivõitjad 1912–2006. Tallinn 2006 (ISBN 9949-427-25-8)
- Joann Lõssov, Paavo Kivine, Elu on mäng. Tallinn 1998 (ISBN 998581827X)
External links edit
- Joann Lõssov at Olympedia
- Joann Lõssov at the Estonian Olympic Committee (archived)
- Joann Lõssov at ESBL (in Estonian)
- Joann Lõssov at Olympics.com
