Alzhan Zharmukhamedov

Alzhan Zharmukhamedov
Personal information
Born(1944-10-02)2 October 1944
South Kazakhstan Region, Kazakh SSR, USSR
Died3 December 2022(2022-12-03) (aged 78)
NationalitySoviet and Kazakh
Listed height6 ft 9.5 in (2.07 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
Playing career1967–1980
PositionCenter
Career history
1967–1969SKA Tashkent
1969–1980CSKA Moscow
1981Tashkent University
Career highlights
As player:
Medals
Representing  Soviet Union
Men's Basketball
Olympic Games
1972 Munich
1976 Montreal
FIBA World Cup
1978 Philippines
1970 Yugoslavia
EuroBasket
1967 Finland
1971 West Germany
1979 Italy
1975 Yugoslavia

Alzhan Musurbekuly Zharmukhamedov (alternate spelling: Alzan Zarmuhamedov) (Kazakh: Әлжан Мүсірбекұлы Жармұхамедов, Áljan Músirbekuly Jarmuhamedov; Russian: Алжан Мусурбекович Жармухамедов; 2 October 1944 – 3 December 2022) was a Kazakh professional basketball player and coach. He was considered to be the first ethnic Kazakh to become an Olympic champion.