Nelli Abramova
Soviet volleyball player (born 1940)
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Nelli Mikhaylovna Abramova (Russian: Не́лли Миха́йловна Абра́мова) (born 18 August 1940, in Chelyabinsk)[1] is a Jewish former Soviet competitive volleyball player.[2] She is an Olympic silver medallist (in 1964) and European champion (in 1967).[3]
FullnameNelli Mikhaylovna Abramova
Nationality
Soviet Union
Russia
Soviet Union
RussiaBorn18 August 1940
Chelyabinsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia)
Chelyabinsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia)
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
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| Full name | Nelli Mikhaylovna Abramova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Soviet Union Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 August 1940 Chelyabinsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Abramova played from 1956 until 1975, for clubs in the Russian SFSR and the Ukrainian SSR, winning the USSR Cup in 1974.[4] She played for the Soviet Union national team from 1964 to 1967 becoming an Olympic silver medallist (in 1964), Universiade champion (in 1965) and European champion (in 1967).
Clubs
Trud Chelyabinsk (1956–1962)- Spartak Irkutsk (1962–1966)
Burevestnik Odessa / Medin Odessa (1966–1975)
Honours and awards
- Merited Master of Sports of the USSR (1971)
- National team
- 1964 Olympic Games – Silver medal
- 1965 Summer Universiade – Gold medal
- 1967 European Championship – Gold medal
- Clubs
- 1974 USSR Cup (champion with Medin Odessa)
