Valeri Tikhonenko

Valeri Tikhonenko (Russian: Валерий Алексеевич Тихоненко; born 19 August 1964) is a retired Soviet and Russian professional basketball player and coach. During his playing career, he played at the small forward and power forward positions, with power forward being his main position. He represented both the Soviet Union and Russia in national team competitions. With the Soviet Union, he won a gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Valeri Tikhonenko

Personal information
Born	(1964-08-19) 19 August 1964 (age 58) Angren, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Russian
Listed height	2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight	106 kg (234 lb)
Career information
NBA draft	1986 / Round: 7 / Pick: 157th overall
Selected by the Atlanta Hawks
Playing career	1984–2000
Position	Power forward / Small forward
Number	9
Coaching career	2000–2010
Career history
As player:
1984–1985	SKA Alma-Ata
1985–1987	CSKA Moscow
1987–1990	SKA Alma-Ata
1990–1991	Fórum Valladolid
1991–1992	Unicaja Ronda
1992–1993	Argal Huesca
1993–1994	Spartak Moscow
1994–1997	CSK VVS-Samara
1997	Arsenal Tula
1997–2000	CSKA Moscow
As coach:
2000–2002	CSKA Moscow
2004–2005	Dynamo Moscow
2005–2009	CSK VVS-Samara
2009–2010	Russia Women
Career highlights and awards
As player: North European League champion (2000) 3× Russian Super League championship (1998–2000) 2× Russian Super League MVP (1994, 1995) 2× Russian Super League All-Star Game (1996, 1999) Russian Super League All-Star Game MVP (1999) As head coach: FIBA EuroCup Challenge champion (2007)
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals Men's Basketball Representing  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1988 Seoul Friendship Games 1984 Soviet Union FIBA World Cup 1986 Spain 1990 Argentina FIBA EuroBasket 1985 Germany 1987 Greece 1989 Yugoslavia FIBA Under-19 World Cup 1983 Spain Under-19 European Championship for Juniors 1982 Bulgaria Under-18 European Championship for Cadets 1981 Greece Under-16 Representing  Russia FIBA World Cup 1998 Greece Head coach for Russia Women EuroBasket Women 2009 Latvia

Professional career

Tikhonenko was selected by the Atlanta Hawks, in the 7th round of the 1986 NBA Draft, with the 157th overall draft pick. During his pro club career, Tikhonenko won three Russian Championships with CSKA Moscow (1998, 1999, 2000).

National team career

With the senior Soviet Union national team, Tikhonenko won a gold medal at the 1984 Friendship Games (the alternate tournament to the 1984 Summer Olympics), a gold medal at the 1985 EuroBasket, a silver medal at the 1986 FIBA World Cup, a silver medal at the 1987 EuroBasket, a gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics, a bronze medal at the 1989 EuroBasket, and a silver medal at the 1990 FIBA World Cup. He also played at the 1992 Summer Olympics, as a member of the Unified Team).

As a member of Russia's national team, he played at the 1998 FIBA World Cup, where he won a silver medal, and at the 1999 EuroBasket.^[2]

Executive career

Tikhonenko became the general manager of the Kazakh League club Astana, in 2011.

Personal life

Tikhonenko was a lieutenant colonel in the Russian Army.

Orders won

• USSR Medal "For Distinguished Labour"
• USSR Order of Friendship of Peoples
• USSR Order of the Badge of Honor
• Honored Master of Sports of the USSR (1988)
• Russian Order of Friendship

References

1. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
2. Valeri Tikhonenko (RUS).

External links

• FIBA Profile
• FIBA Europe Profile
• Basketball-Reference.com Profile
• Spanish League Profile (in Spanish)
• (in Spanish)
• EuroLeague Coach Profile
• Тихонéнко (in Russian)