Nina Smoleyeva

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Nina Smoleyeva
Nina Smoleyeva, September 2018.jpg
Smoleyeva in 2018
Personal information
Full nameNina Nikolayevna Smoleyeva (Nikitina)
Born (1948-03-28) 28 March 1948 (age 75)
Volkhov, Leningrad Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Honours
Women’s volleyball
Representing Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Olympic rings.svg
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1968 Mexico City Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1972 Munich Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1976 Montreal Team
World Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1970 Bulgaria Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1978 Soviet Union Team
World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1973 Uruguay Team
European Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1967 Turkey Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1971 Italy Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1975 Yugoslavia Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1977 Finland Team
Summer Universiade
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1973 Moscow Team

Nina Smoleyeva (born 28 March 1948) is a former volleyball player for the USSR. [1] Smoloyeva was a major player who helped the Soviet Union women's national volleyball team to become the most dominant team in the late 1960s to early 1970s, by winning the 1968 Olympics, the 1970 FIVB World Championship, the 1972 Olympics, and the 1973 FIVB World Cup in row. [2] She also helped the Soviet Union to European Championship titles in 1967, 1971, 1975, and 1977. [3]

In 2006, Smoleyeva was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame. [2]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nina Smoleyeva". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Nina Smoleeva". International Volleyball Hall of Fame . Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  3. "Nina Smoleyeva". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 October 2023.