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Vyacheslav Khrynin

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Vyacheslav Khrynin
Personal information
Born(1937-08-10)10 August 1937
Moscow, Soviet Union
Died30 October 2021(2021-10-30) (aged 84)
Moscow, Russia
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
SportBasketball
ClubDynamo Moscow
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1964 Tokyo Team
FIBA Basketball World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1963 Rio de Janeiro Team
FIBA EuroBasket
Gold medal – first place 1963 Wrocław Team
Gold medal – first place 1965 Moscow Team

Vyacheslav Aleksandrovich Khrynin (Russian: Вячеслав Александрович Хрынин; 10 August 1937 – 30 October 2021) was a Russian basketball player. Playing for the Soviet team he won a silver medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics,[1] a bronze medal at the 1963 FIBA World Championship, and gold medals at the EuroBasket 1963 and EuroBasket 1965. After retirement he worked as a coach with Dynamo Moscow and a sports functionary with the Soviet basketball federation.[2]

Khrynin died on 30 October 2021, at the age of 84.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Vyacheslav Khrynin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ Е. А. Школьников (2003). Динамо. Энциклопедия. ОЛМА Медиа Групп. p. 22. ISBN 978-5-224-04399-6.
  3. ^ Умер легендарный советский баскетболист (in Russian)