Maigonis Valdmanis

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

Maigonis Valdmanis

Maigonis Valdmanis in 1933
Personal information
Born	September 8, 1933 Riga, Latvia
Died	October 30, 1999(1999-10-30) (aged 66) Roja, Latvia
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	165 lb (75 kg)
Medal record Men's Basketball Representing the  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1952 Helsinki Team Competition 1956 Melbourne Team Competition 1960 Rome Team Competition European Championship 1957 Bulgaria Soviet Union 1959 Turkey Soviet Union 1961 Yugoslavia Soviet Union

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]