Aleksandr Konstantinovich Travin (Russian:Александр Константинович Травин; 23 July 1937 – 15 February 1989) was a Russian basketball player. He was a member of the Soviet team during the 1960s, and won a silver medal at the1964 Summer Olympics.[1] His teams became European champion in 1963 and 1965 and a world champion in 1967. Nationally, his teams won sixUSSR Premier Basketball League titles in 1960–1962 and 1964–1966.[2]
He graduated from the Institute of Physical Education in Smolensk and after retirement worked as a coach and lecturer in physical education. After 1979 he coached inEast Germany.[2]
His father, Konstantin Travin, was also an international basketball player and coach.[3]
