Korneev Yuriy

Born March 26, 1937 in Moscow. Mother Korneeva Mariya (1909. born.) Father-Korneev Ivan Korneyevich (1909. born.) Wife-Korneeva Tatiana Poliektovna. Seung-Korneev Ivan. After high school, Yuri Korneev arrives in Moscow Technological Institute of Light Industry, it successfully completes and receives a specialty-engineer-economist. Career athlete-basketball Yuri Korneev began in 1954 in the team "Dinamo" Moscow, which included in 1957 and 1958, won the bronze medal in the Championship of the USSR. In 1962, Yuri Korneev comes to the team CSKA. During a speech at the club, and in the USSR team, he gained a reputation as a player capable of taking ad hoc solutions, leading the team to victory. Playing on the position of striker, Yuri Korneev became a seven-time champion of the USSR (1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966.). In the national team of Moscow, the main part of which was represented by players from CSKA, he twice won the Olympics, became the peoples of the USSR (1959, 1963.). Player of the core team of the USSR Yuri Korneev won the gold medal at the European Championship in Turkey (1959), Yugoslavia (1961) and Poland (1963). Twice became World Champion in 1959 in Chile and in 1963 in Brazil. Member of two Olympic Games, Yuri Korneev, together with partners in the team won the silver medal in Rome (1960) and Tokyo (1964). The completion of his playing career, Yuri Korneev said winning the national championship in 1966. For outstanding achievements in sport, Yuri Korneev was awarded the title of Honored Master of Sports. After leaving the Armed Forces with the rank of lieutenant in 1968, Yuri Ivanovich comes in SDUSHOR 'Trinta' where he worked until now deputy director of the school sports facilities. Tries to spend leisure time with family. Continues to play basketball. Passion Yuri Ivanovich Russian banya. For forty years he devoted to it every Saturday.

Currently Korneev Yuriy lives in Moscow.