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Maigonis Valdmanis (September 8, 1933 – October 30, 1999) was a Soviet and Latvian basketball player and coach. He was born in Riga.

Maigonis Valdmanis

Maigonis Valdmanis in 1933
Personal information
Born	September 8, 1933 Riga, Latvia
Died	October 30, 1999(1999-10-30) (aged 66) Roja, Latvia
Listed height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight	165 lb (75 kg)
Medals Men's Basketball Representing the  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1952 Helsinki Team Competition 1956 Melbourne Team Competition 1960 Rome Team Competition European Championship 1957 Sofia Soviet Union 1959 Istanbul Soviet Union 1961 Belgrade Soviet Union

He played for Rīgas ASK and won three Euroleague titles (1958, 1959, 1960) and four Soviet national league championships (1955, 1956, 1957, 1958).

Playing for the USSR national basketball team Maigonis Valdmanis won three gold medals at EuroBasket 1957, EuroBasket 1959, EuroBasket 1961, and silver medals at the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Olympic Games.[1]

References

External links

• biography at Rīgas ASK homepage^{[permanent dead link]} (Latvian)
• basketpedya.com
• rigasask.lv

На других языках

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- [en] Maigonis Valdmanis

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[fr] Maigonis Valdmanis

Maigonis Valdmanis (né le 8 septembre 1933 à Riga, en URSS — décédé le 30 octobre 1999 à Talsi, en Lettonie) était un joueur soviétique de basket-ball.

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[it] Maigonis Valdmanis

Maigonis Valdmanis (Riga, 9 settembre 1933 – Roja, 30 ottobre 1999) è stato un cestista e allenatore di pallacanestro sovietico, dal 1992 lettone.

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[ru] Валдманис, Майгонис Альбертович

Ма́йгонис Альбе́ртович Ва́лдманис (латыш. Maigonis Valdmanis; 8 сентября 1933, Рига, Латвия — 30 октября 1999, Роя, Латвия) — советский баскетболист, советский и латвийский баскетбольный тренер. Играл на позиции разыгрывающего защитника.

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