Joann Lõssov
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joann Lõssov (10 September 1921 – 3 August 2000), also known as Ioann Fyodorovich Lysov (Russian: Иоанн Фёдорович Лысов), was an Estonian basketball player. Lõssov trained at VSS Kalev, in Tallinn. 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.