Aija Jurjāne (née Putniņa; born 15 January 1988) is a Latvian
women's basketball
Women's basketball is the team sport of basketball played by women. It began being played in 1892, one year after men's basketball, at Smith College in Massachusetts. It spread across the United States, in large part via women's college compet ...
player with the
Latvia women's national basketball team
The Latvia women's national basketball team is the national women's basketball team representing Latvia. It is administrated by the Latvian Basketball Association. It has participated in EuroBasket Women three times and once in the Olympic Games. ...
.
She competed with the team at the
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...
, where she scored 2 points in 3 games.
Professional career
Galatasaray
On 5 August 2022, she signed with
Galatasaray
Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club'') is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul in Turkey. Most notable for its association football department, the club also consists of various other de ...
of the Turkish
Women's Basketball Super League
The Women's Basketball Super League ( tr, Kadınlar Basketbol Süper Ligi, KBSL), also known as the Herbalife Nutrition Women's Basketball Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the top women's professional basketball division of the Turkish wom ...
(TKBL).
As of July 2023, his contract has expired. Galatasaray club said goodbye to the player on July 6, 2023 by publishing a thank you message.
References
External links
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Colorado profile*
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1988 births
Living people
Basketball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball players
Latvian expatriate basketball people in France
Latvian expatriate basketball people in Hungary
Latvian expatriate basketball people in Italy
Latvian expatriate basketball people in Lithuania
Latvian expatriate basketball people in Spain
Latvian expatriate basketball people in Turkey
Latvian expatriate basketball people in the United States
Latvian women's basketball players
Olympic basketball players for Latvia
Power forwards
Basketball players from Riga
Galatasaray S.K. (women's basketball) players
Botaş SK players
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