Otar Korkia
Otar Korkia during basketball game
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| Born | May 10, 1923 Kutaisi, Georgia |
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| Died | March 15, 2005 (aged 81) Tbilisi, Georgia |
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| Listed height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 92 lb (42 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing career | 1943–1958 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Center | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 1958–1970 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1943-1946 | Dinamo Kutaisi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1947-1958 | Dinamo Tbilisi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1958-1962 | Soviet Union U20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1962-1967 | Dinamo Tbilisi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1968-1970 | Cambodia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Otar Korkia (Georgian: ოთარ ქორქია, Russian: Отар Михайлович Коркия; May 10, 1923 in Kutaisi – March 15, 2005 in Tbilisi) was a Georgian basketball player and coach.
Korkia trained at Dynamo in Tbilisi. He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991.
Korkia was a member of the Soviet Union national basketball team, which won the silver medal at the 1952 Summer Olympic Games. He played in seven games.
Korkia was the coach of Dinamo Tbilisi, when the club won the European Champions Cup (Euroleague) in 1962.
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