In his lifetime, he became a world champion
In his lifetime, he became a world champion, a two-time European champion with the Soviet Union team, holder of the European Champions Cup, and an eight-time Soviet champion as a member of CSKA.
Consensus
- Ivan Edeshko died at the age of 81.
- Edeshko was an Olympic champion in basketball from the 1972 Summer Games.
- He played for several clubs including CSKA Moscow, Spartak Minsk, RTU Minsk, and SKA Kiev.
- He made a decisive pass to Alexander Belov in the final seconds of the 1972 Olympic final against the United States.
- After his playing career, Edeshko worked as a basketball coach.
- Edeshko was born on March 25, 1945, in Stechki village, Grodno Region, Belarusian SSR.
Points of divergence
- The information about the memorial ceremony will be published on July 31. — vedomosti
- The cause of death was a heart attack (infarct), according to a source cited by TASS. — vm
Coverage (3 sources)
- Basketball Olympian Ivan Edeshko Has Died — Ведомости
- The cause of Ivan Edeshko's death was a heart attack — Вечерняя Москва
- Olympic basketball champion Ivan Edeshko died at the age of 82 — Вечерняя Москва