Nina Smoleyeva

Nina Smoleyeva
Personal information
Full name Nina Nikolayevna Smoleyeva (Nikitina)
Born (1948-03-28) March 28, 1948
Volkhov, Leningrad Oblast, Russia
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
1968 Mexico City Team competition
1972 Munich Team competition
1976 Montreal Team competition
Women's World Championship
1970 Bulgaria Team
1978 Soviet Union Team
FIVB World Cup
1973 Uruguay Team

Nina Smoleyeva (born March 28, 1948) is a former volleyball player for the USSR.[1]

She was a major player to help Soviet Union women's national volleyball team to dominate the World in late 1960s to early 1970s by winning 1968 Mexico City Olympic Games, 1970 FIVB Women's World Championship, 1972 Munich Olympic Games and 1973 FIVB Women's World Cup in row.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Nina Smoleyeva". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
  2. ↑ http://www.volleyhall.org/nina-smoleeva.html


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