Maigonis Valdmanis
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Maigonis Valdmanis (September 8, 1933 — October 30, 1999) was a Latvia
n basketball player. He was born in Riga
.
He played for ASK Riga
and won 3 Euroleague titles (1958, 1959, 1960) and 4 national championships (1955, 1956, 1957, 1958).
Playing for USSR national basketball team Maigonis Valdmanis won 3 gold medals at Eurobasket 1957
, Eurobasket 1959
, Eurobasket 1961
and 3 silver medals at Olympic Games 1952, 1956, 1960.
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
n basketball player. He was born in Riga
Riga
Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,...
.
He played for ASK Riga
ASK Riga
ASK Rīga is the name of a former professional basketball club based in Riga, Latvia. "ASK" stands for "Armijas Sporta Klubs" .-History:...
and won 3 Euroleague titles (1958, 1959, 1960) and 4 national championships (1955, 1956, 1957, 1958).
Playing for USSR national basketball team Maigonis Valdmanis won 3 gold medals at Eurobasket 1957
Eurobasket 1957
The 1957 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 1957, was the tenth regional championship held by FIBA Europe. Sixteen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation entered the competition. The competition was hosted by Bulgaria...
, Eurobasket 1959
EuroBasket 1959
The EuroBasket 1959 was the 11th EuroBasket, the biennial regional basketball championship contested by European nations and held by FIBA Europe. The tournament, which was hosted by Turkey, began on 21 May 1959 and concluded with the final on 31 May 1959. Seventeen national teams affiliated with...
, Eurobasket 1961
EuroBasket 1961
The 1961 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 1961, was the 12th regional championship held by FIBA Europe. Eighteen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation entered the competition. The competition was hosted by Yugoslavia...
and 3 silver medals at Olympic Games 1952, 1956, 1960.