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Nina Smoleeva
Nina Smoleyeva (born 28 March 1948) is a former volleyball player for the USSR. 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 Volleyball at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament, 1968 Olympics, the 1970 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, 1970 FIVB World Championship, the Volleyball at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament, 1972 Olympics, and the 1973 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup, 1973 FIVB World Cup in row. She also helped the Soviet Union to Women's European Volleyball Championship, European Championship titles in 1967, 1971, 1975, and 1977. In 2006, Smoleyeva was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame. References External links * International Volleyball Hall of Fame Profile {{DEFAULTSORT:Smoleyeva, Nina Living people 1948 births People from Volkhov Soviet women's volleyball players O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volkhov
Volkhov (russian: Во́лхов) is an industrial town and the administrative center of Volkhovsky District in Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located on the river Volkhov east of St. Petersburg. Population: It was previously known as ''Zvanka'' (until December 27, 1933), ''Volkhovstroy'' (until April 11, 1940). History The town developed during the industrialization in the first half of the 20th century. The settlement of Zvanka () with a train depot was built here while the railway connecting St. Petersburg with Vologda was being constructed. It was a part of Novoladozhsky Uyezd of St. Petersburg Governorate. A second rail line running north of the station towards Murmansk was constructed in 1916, making the station an important railway junction. In 1918, construction of the Volkhov Hydroelectric Station (the first in the Soviet Union) started on this spot. In 1926, the power plant became operational and in 1932, the first Soviet aluminum plant was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1973 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup
The 1973 FIVB Women's World Cup was held on 19–28 October 1973 in Uruguay. It was the first edition of the tournament and is the only edition of the tournament to have been hosted by a country other than Japan. Results First round Pool A Pool B Final round Semifinals 5th–8th semifinals 9th place match 7th place match 5th place match 3rd place match Final Final standing External linksResults {{DEFAULTSORT:1973 Fivb Women's World Cup 1973 Women World Cup Women [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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International Volleyball Hall Of Fame
The International Volleyball Hall of Fame (IVHF) was founded to honor extraordinary players, coaches, officials, and leaders who have made significant contributions to the game of volleyball. The Hall of Fame is located in Holyoke, Massachusetts, where volleyball was invented in 1895 by William G. Morgan at the local YMCA YMCA, sometimes regionally called the Y, is a worldwide youth organization based in Geneva, Switzerland, with more than 64 million beneficiaries in 120 countries. It was founded on 6 June 1844 by George Williams (philanthropist), Georg .... History In 1971 the Greater Holyoke Chamber of Commerce established a committee to campaign for the founding of the Volleyball Hall of Fame in Holyoke, Massachusetts. By 1977 signs had been set up as people entered the city touting Holyoke, as the "Home of the Volleyball Hall of Fame", however for years newspapers would write stories lampooning the city as people attempted to find it, only to see a small di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volleyball At The 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's Tournament
The 1972 Women's Olympic Volleyball Tournament was the 3rd edition of the event, organized by the world's governing body, the FIVB in conjunction with the IOC. It was held in Munich, West Germany from 27 August to 7 September 1972. Qualification ''* South Korea qualified as next best team as Japan is already qualified.'' Format The tournament was played in two different stages. In the (first stage), the eight participants were divided into two pools of four teams. A single round-robin format was played within each pool to determine the teams position in the pool. The (second stage) was played in a single elimination format, where the preliminary round two highest ranked teams in each group advanced to the semifinals and the two lowest ranked teams advanced to the 5th–8th place semifinals. Pools composition Rosters Venue * Volleyball Hall, Munich, West Germany Preliminary round Pool A Pool B Final round 5th–8th place 5th–8th place semifi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volleyball At The 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's Tournament
The 1968 Women's Olympic Volleyball Tournament was the 2nd edition of the event, organized by the world's governing body, the FIVB in conjunction with the IOC. It was held in Ciudad de México, Mexico from October 13 to 26, 1968. Qualification ''* Peru qualified as the 1967 World Championship fourth best team as winners Japan were already qualified as 1964 Olympic champions.'' Format The tournament was played in a single round-robin format, all teams were placed into a single pool and faced each other once. Rosters Venues * Juan de la Barrera Olympic Gymnasium, Ciudad de México * Revolution Ice Rink, Ciudad de México Round robin Final standings Medalists References External links Final standings (1964–2000) at FIVB.orgOfficial results(pgs. 772, 796–810) {{DEFAULTSORT:Volleyball At The 1972 Summer Olympics - Women's tournament O 1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soviet Union Women's National Volleyball Team
The Soviet Union women's national volleyball team was the national volleyball team that had represented the Soviet Union in the International competitions between 1952 until 1991. FIVB considers Russia as the inheritor of the records of Soviet Union (1952–1991) and CIS (1992). The USSR Volleyball Federation joined the FIVB in 1948, a year after the foundation of the international governing body. In 1952, they triumphed in the first ever FIVB Women’s World Championship and have been dominating the international scene ever since, having won Four Summer Olympics, Five World Championships, one World Cup and 13 European Championships. History The USSR Volleyball Federation joined the FIVB in 1948 and in 1952 they sent a team to compete in the first ever World Championship. They were soon regularly topping the podium at international competitions such as the Olympic Games, World Championship and European Championships and the World Cup. Major world titles USSR # – 4 major ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USSR
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national republics; in practice, both its government and its economy were highly centralized until its final years. It was a one-party state governed by the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, with the city of Moscow serving as its capital as well as that of its largest and most populous republic: the Russian SFSR. Other major cities included Leningrad (Russian SFSR), Kiev ( Ukrainian SSR), Minsk ( Byelorussian SSR), Tashkent (Uzbek SSR), Alma-Ata (Kazakh SSR), and Novosibirsk (Russian SFSR). It was the largest country in the world, covering over and spanning eleven time zones. The country's roots lay in the October Revolution of 1917, when the Bolsheviks, under the leadership of Vladimir Lenin, overthrew the Russian Provisional Gove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volleyball At The 1973 Summer Universiade
Volleyball events were contested at the 1973 Summer Universiade in Moscow, Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen nationa .... References * Universiade volleyball medalists on HickokSports () U 1973 Summer Universiade Volleyball at the Summer Universiade International volleyball competitions hosted by the Soviet Union 1973 in Soviet sport {{Volleyball-competition-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volleyball At The Summer Universiade
Volleyball tournaments have been staged at the Universiade since 1959. The men's tournament was introduced at the 1959 Summer Universiade, while the women's tournament was introduced at the 1961 Summer Universiade. After not being included in 1975 and 1989. Medal winners Men's tournament Women's tournament Medal table Last updated after the 2019 Summer Universiade See also *Volleyball at the Summer Olympics *Volleyball at the Mediterranean Games External links Sports123 {{Universiade Volleyball Sports at the Summer Universiade |
1977 Women's European Volleyball Championship
The 1977 Women's European Volleyball Championship was the tenth edition of the event, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball. It was hosted in several cities in Finland from 25 September to 2 October 1977, with the final round held in Tampere. Participating teams * * * * * * * * * * * * Format The tournament was played in two different stages. In the first stage, the twelve participants were divided in two groups of six teams each. A single round-robin format was played within each group to determine the teams group position. The second stage of the tournament consisted of three sets of semifinals to determine the tournament final ranking. The group stage firsts and seconds played the semifinals for 1st to 4th place, group stage thirds and fourths played the 5th to 8th place semifinals and group stage fifths and sixths played the 9th to 12th semifinals. The pairing of the semifinals was made so teams played against the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1975 Women's European Volleyball Championship
The 1975 Women's European Volleyball Championship was the ninth edition of the event, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball. It was hosted in several cities in Yugoslavia from 18 to 25 October 1975, with the final round held in Belgrade. Participating teams * * * * * * * * * * * * Format The tournament was played in two different stages. In the first stage, the twelve participants were divided into three groups of four teams each. In the second stage, two groups were formed, one containing the winners and runners-up from all first stage groups (six teams in total) to contest the tournament title. A second group was formed by the remaining six teams which played for position places (7th to 12th). All groups in both stages played a single round-robin format. Pools composition Squads Venues Preliminary round Pool 1 *venue location: Rijeka, Yugoslavia Pool 2 *venue location: Banja Luka, Yugoslavia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
