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Maigonis Valdmanis

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Maigonis Valdmanis
Maigonis Valdmanis in 1933
Personal information
BornSeptember 8, 1933
Riga, Latvia
DiedOctober 30, 1999(1999-10-30) (aged 66)
Roja, Latvia
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight165 lb (75 kg)
Medal record
Men's Basketball
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place Helsinki 1952 Team Competition
Silver medal – second place Melbourne 1956 Team Competition
Silver medal – second place Rome 1960 Team Competition
European Championship
Gold medal – first place Bulgaria 1957 Soviet Union
Gold medal – first place Turkey 1959 Soviet Union
Gold medal – first place Yugoslavia 1961 Soviet Union

Maigonis Valdmanis (September 8, 1933 – October 30, 1999) was a Latvian basketball player. He was born in Riga.

He played for ASK Riga and won three Euroleague titles (1958, 1959, 1960) and four Soviet national league championships (1955, 1956, 1957, 1958).

Playing for the USSR national basketball team Maigonis Valdmanis won three gold medals at Eurobasket 1957, Eurobasket 1959, Eurobasket 1961, and silver medals at the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Olympic Games.