Vladimir Torban

Vladimir Torban
A gravestone in Russian
Gravestone
Personal information
Born10 December 1932
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died19 August 2011 (aged 78)
Sport
SportBasketball
ClubDynamo Moscow
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1956 Melbourne Team
FIBA EuroBasket
Bronze medal – third place 1955 Budapest Team
Gold medal – first place 1957 Sofia Team
Gold medal – first place 1959 Istanbul Team

Vladimir Aleksandrovich Torban (Russian: Владимир Александрович Торбан; 10 December 1932 – 19 August 2011) was a Soviet basketball player. He trained as a tennis player in the 1940s and only in the 1950s started playing basketball for Dynamo Moscow. Between 1955 and 1959 he was a member of the Soviet team. In 1955, he won a gold medal at the Summer Universiade and a bronze medal at the EuroBasket 1955. Next year, he won a silver medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics. He became European champion in 1957 and 1959;[1] in 1959, he also won a national title and competed at the world championship, where he held the highest live scoring rate (57%).[2] However, his team was disqualified for refusing to play against Taiwan.[3][4]

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