Vadym Ivanovych Hladun also written as Vadim Gladun (Russian: Вади́м Ива́нович Гладу́н; Ukrainian: Вадим Іванович Гладун; 21 April 1937 – 5 March 2024) was a Soviet-Ukrainian basketball player.[1] He played for BC Budivelnyk and the Soviet national team.[2] Hladun died on 5 March 2024, at the age of 86.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 April 1937 Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, USSR |
| Died | 5 March 2024 (aged 86) |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Career information | |
| College | National University of Ukraine on Physical Education and Sport |
| Position | Point guard |
| Career history | |
| ?–? | Budivelnyk |
Awards
edit- 3rd place in the FIBA Basketball World Cup (1963)[3]
- EuroBasket Champion (1963)[2]
- 2x Summer Universiade champion (1959, 1961)[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Умер бывший украинский баскетболист и тренер Гладун". tribuna.com (in Russian). 5 March 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Гладун Вадим Іванович". Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine (in Ukrainian).
- ^ a b "ВАДИМ ИВАНОВИЧ ГЛАДУН". BC Budivenlnyk (in Russian). Archived from the original on 12 August 2014.