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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
Listed height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight	165 lb (75 kg)
Medals Men's Basketball Representing the  Soviet Union Olympic Games Silver 1952 Helsinki Team Competition Silver 1956 Melbourne Team Competition Silver 1960 Rome Team Competition European Championship Gold 1957 Sofia Soviet Union Gold 1959 Istanbul Soviet Union Gold 1961 Belgrade Soviet Union

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

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.