Gomelsky playedclub basketball in theSoviet Union. He played with SKIF Leningrad, from 1945 to 1948. He finished his playing career with SKA, where he played from 1949 to 1953.
Gomelsky began his coaching career in 1949, inLeningrad, with the women's team ofLGS Spartak. In 1953, he became the coach ofRīgas ASK, leading the team to threeSoviet Union League titles (1955, 1957, 1958), and three consecutiveEuropean Champions Cups (EuroLeague), from 1958 to 1960.
In 1970, he was appointed the head coach ofCSKA Moscow, leading the club to 8 Soviet Union national league championships (1971–1974, 1976–1979), 2Soviet Union Cups (1972, 1973), and oneEuropean Champions Cup (EuroLeague) title in 1971. He also led the club to two more European Champions Cup (EuroLeague)finals, in 1970, and 1973.
The Gomelsky family has been a driving force behind development of the Soviet/Russian basketball. Gomelsky's younger brother,Evgeny, is also a well-knownbasketball coach, and his son,Vladimir, also worked as a basketball player and coach. His son Gomelsky [Alexandre] ran a sports association school in his father name, leading to several female Olympic basketball players. He was survived by his four sons and four grandchildren. His wife Tatiana, also a basketball player and coach, died from cancer.IsJewish.
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