Tīna Graudiņa
Latvian beach volleyball player
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Tīna Laura Graudiņa (born 9 March 1998) is a Latvian beach volleyball player. She represented Latvia at the 2020 Summer Olympics and at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[1] Graudiņa and her partner Anastasija Kravčenoka were the first Latvian women's pair to qualify for the Olympics.[2] She and Kravčenoka came in fourth at the Tokyo Olympics.[3] Tīna Graudiņa was also named the best all-around scorer at the Tokyo Olympics.[4]
Riga, Latvia
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| Full name | Tīna Laura Graudiņa | ||||
| Born | 9 March 1998 Riga, Latvia | ||||
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Graudiņa won the 2019 European Championship, and earned gold at the 2016 U22 European Championship with partner Anastasija Kravčenoka. In 2018 she also won silver at the U22 European Championship[2] and was named FIVB Rookie of the Year.[5]
Previously, Graudiņa won gold at the 2015 U18 European Championship with partner Paula Neciporuka.[6]
Tīna Graudiņa played for the University of Southern California (USC). In her career at USC, she had many accomplishments:[7][8]
- 2021 and 2022 NCAA women's beach volleyball championships
- 2019 National Player of the Year
- All-American first team, in 2018, 2019 and 2021
- 91–8 career record (31–2 in 2018, 33–2 in 2019, 27–4 in 2021)
Personal life
Graudiņa's grandfather Artūrs Graudiņš and her grandmother Staņislava Spruženiece were both Latvian high jump champions.[7]
