Nina Smoleyeva

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Nina Smoleyeva

Nina Smoleyeva (born 28 March 1948) is a former volleyball player for the USSR.[1] Smoloyeva was a major player who helped the Soviet Union women's national volleyball team to become the most dominant team in the late 1960s to early 1970s, by winning the 1968 Olympics, the 1970 FIVB World Championship, the 1972 Olympics, and the 1973 FIVB World Cup in row.[2] She also helped the Soviet Union to European Championship titles in 1967, 1971, 1975, and 1977.[3]

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Nina Smoleyeva
Smoleyeva in 2018
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Full nameNina Nikolayevna Smoleyeva (Nikitina)
Born (1948-03-28) 28 March 1948 (age 76)
Volkhov, Leningrad Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
1968 Mexico CityTeam
1972 MunichTeam
1976 MontrealTeam
World Championship
1970 BulgariaTeam
1978 Soviet UnionTeam
World Cup
1973 UruguayTeam
European Championship
1967 TurkeyTeam
1971 ItalyTeam
1975 YugoslaviaTeam
1977 FinlandTeam
Summer Universiade
1973 MoscowTeam
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In 2006, Smoleyeva was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame.[2]

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