Ivan Edeshko: key obituary facts
Is Ivan Edeshko dead? Yes. Ivan Edeshko died on July 30, 2026, at age 81.
Cause of death: Ivan Edeshko's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Ivan Edeshko known for?
He was a Soviet basketball player.
More about Ivan Edeshko
Born: 25 March 1945.
Place of birth: Sciacki.
Gender: male.
Occupation: basketball player, association football coach, coach, basketball coach.
Nationality: Soviet Union, Belarus, Russia.
Awards: Order of Honour, Order of the Badge of Honour, Medal "For Labour Valour", Merited Coach of the USSR, Merited Coach of Russia, Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR.
Career began: 1963.
Career ended: 1981.
Also known as: Ivan Ivanovich Edeshko.
Ivan Edeshko, the Belarusian basketball player and coach, died on July 30, 2026, at age 81.
Born Ivan Ivanovich Edeshko on March 25, 1945, in Stsiatski in the Byelorussian SSR, he was a Soviet-era player who trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Moscow and spent much of his club career with CSKA Moscow. Edeshko also won gold with the Soviet national team at the 1972 Summer Olympics, helping set up Alexander Belov’s game-winning basket in the final seconds of the title game against the United States.