Maigonis Valdmanis

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BornSeptember 8, 1933
DiedOctober 30, 1999(1999-10-30) (aged 66)
Roja, Latvia
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight165 lb (75 kg)
Maigonis Valdmanis
Maigonis Valdmanis in 1933
Personal information
BornSeptember 8, 1933
DiedOctober 30, 1999(1999-10-30) (aged 66)
Roja, Latvia
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight165 lb (75 kg)
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1952 HelsinkiTeam Competition
Silver medal – second place1956 MelbourneTeam Competition
Silver medal – second place1960 RomeTeam Competition
European Championship
Gold medal – first place1957 SofiaSoviet Union
Gold medal – first place1959 IstanbulSoviet Union
Gold medal – first place1961 BelgradeSoviet Union

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

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]

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