Nikolai Vladimirovich Semashko (Cyrillic:Николай Владимирович Семашко; 1907 in theRussian Empire – March 4, 1976 inMoscow,Russian SFSR,Soviet Union) was a Soviet sports administrator. He was the head of the Soviet State Sports Committee (1939–1940 and 1950–1954). He also served as Vice President of theFIBA (1960–1976) and President of the Standing Conference of Europe (currentFIBA Europe) (1967–1976). In 2007, he was enshrined as a contributor in theFIBA Hall of Fame.
He is the author of several books on basketball strategy and tactics and also author of technical instructions for player training.
In his career, Semashko was also an international referee, vice-president of FIBA and president ofFIBA Europe (before, the Standing Conference of Europe).[1]
The prize for the winning team atEuroBasket is called Nikolai Semashko Trophy.
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