In 1974 the World Cup was held in Puerto Rico. It was a competition full of competitive tension, where after passing through the various group stages we had a triple final draw between the Soviet Union, Yugoslavia and the United States, with a balance of (9-1). Everything was decided by the different averages, which gave the gold for the Soviets, silver for the Balkans and bronze for the USA
In 1972, the Olympic Games were held in Munich, Germany, where for the first time in the history of Olympism, the United States could not be Gold after being defeated in the final against the Soviet Union (51-50). Some call it ‘the robbery of the century’ and others call it ‘the biggest surprise of the century’, depending on which side of the trenches you look from, but the only thing that is certain is that Belov was able to score that basket which over the decades has become a legend in the sport. The U.S. team protested the result, did not attend the medal ceremony and did not accept the silver medal, which is still in a Swiss bank
In 1971 the EuroBasket was held in the Federal Republic of Germany. After passing the previous rounds and doing so in an unquestionable manner, the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia competed for Gold, with the Soviets winning by a tight score (69-64), thus recording their eighth consecutive Gold
In 1969 the EuroBasket was held in Italy, specifically in Naples in its final phase. After passing the previous rounds and doing so in an unquestionable way, the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia fought for Gold, with victory for the Soviets by (81-72), showing again, unbeatable with Paulauskas and Belov as stars
In 1967 the EuroBasket was held in Finland, where the Soviet Union once again proved its dominance at that time. In the final they beat Czechoslovakia, who only held out until almost the first half, then (89-77), with Volnov and Paulauskas overcoming Zidek
At the 1967 World Cup in Uruguay, the Soviet Union opened its World Championship locker. The competition should have been played in 66, but in the end different political issues postponed it to 67. It was played in group format, and it decided that the Soviet Union would win the Gold, Yugoslavia the Silver, and Brazil the Bronze
In 1965 the EuroBasket was held in Russia, where the locals continued their tyranny in this competition, winning their fifth consecutive European Championship. Yugoslavia tried to compete but in the end was clearly defeated in the final (58-49)
In 1964 the Tokyo Olympics were held, and again the United States took the gold without too much opposition, their sixth gold. In the final, the Soviet Union looked for its options, but the USA’s victory was never in any particular danger (73-59)
The Polish EuroBasket was held in 1963. Where the locals took the opportunity to take the silver, only giving in to the then invincible Soviet Union, in the grand final by (61-45)
In 1961, he was celebrated the EuroBasket in Belgrade, where Yugoslavia tried to beat the Soviet Union under the protection of his fans. But the Soviets were the great dominators, and this year they would take their third European of the eight they won in a row. In the grand final they beat the hosts by (60-53)
In 1960, the Rome Olympic Games were held in a group format, without crosses or finals, and the United States were unbeatable, with a record of 8-0 in the tournament
