Nina Smoleyeva
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  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1968 Mexico City Team
Gold medal – first place 1972 Munich Team
Silver medal – second place 1976 Montreal Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1970 Bulgaria Team
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Soviet Union Team
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1973 Uruguay Team
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 1967 Turkey Team
Gold medal – first place 1971 Italy Team
Gold medal – first place 1975 Yugoslavia Team
Gold medal – first place 1977 Finland Team
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 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]

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. ^ a b "Nina Smoleeva". International Volleyball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Nina Smoleyeva". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 October 2023.

External links

Soviet Union women's volleyball squad – 1968 Summer Olympics – Gold medal
Soviet Union squad – 1970 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship – Gold medal
Soviet Union women's volleyball squad – 1972 Summer Olympics – Gold medal
Soviet Union squad – 1973 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup – Gold medal
Soviet Union women's volleyball squad – 1976 Summer Olympics – Silver medal
Soviet Union squad – 1978 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship – Bronze medal
Members of the Volleyball Hall of Fame
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