Tatyana_Veinberga

Tatyana Veinberga

Tatyana Veinberga

Latvian volleyball player

Tatjana Veinberga (September 4, 1943 – April 3, 2008),[1] also known as Tatyana, is a former Latvian volleyball player for the Soviet Union. She was a member of the Soviet squad that won a gold medal in women's volleyball at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, but she did not actually take part in any of the team's matches.[2] To this day she remains as the first and only Latvian Olympic volleyball champion in history.

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Veinberga played in the Soviet national team from 1967 to 1969, as well as represented the Latvian teams LVU, "Elektrons" and "Daugava" from 1961 til 1969.

References

  1. [1]
    Ivars Ošiņš Latvijas olimpiskais zelts, sudrabs, bronza. — Lauku avīze, 2008. — С. 28-29. — ISBN 978-9984-827-07-0
  2. [2]
    "Olympic.org". Archived from the original on 2012-10-11. Retrieved 2011-04-25.


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