Maigonis Valdmanis (September 8, 1933 – October 30, 1999) was a Soviet and Latvian basketball player and coach. He was born in Riga.
.jpg) Maigonis Valdmanis in 1933 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | September 8, 1933 Riga, Latvia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | October 30, 1999 (aged 66) Roja, Latvia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 165 lb (75 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He played for Rīgas ASK 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.[1]