He won the gold medal of the 2007 European Championship and was named the MVP of the tournament.

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"His first international tournament was in the 2000 Summer Olympics when the Russian national basketball team finished the games in the 8th place. Later he played at the 2001 European Championship, where Russia finished 5th among 16 teams. The only time that Kirilenko played in a FIBA World Championship was at the 2002 FIBA World Championship where the Russian team finished 10th out of 16 teams. Kirilenko has also played at 4 European Championships, the 2003 European Championship, the 2005 European Championship, and the 2007 European Championship, where he won the gold medal of the competition and was named the MVP of the tournament. With the win in the 2007 European Championship, Russia qualified to the 2008 Summer Olympics, where Kirilenko also played for Russia and he was also named Russia's Flag bearer for the Opening Ceremony of the games."

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrei_Kirilenko_%28basketball%29

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