Vera Galushka-Duyunova

Vera Galushka-Duyunova (April 11, 1945 March 2, 2012) was a Soviet volleyball player in 1966–74.[1] She was a major player to help Soviet Union women's national volleyball team to dominate the World in late 1960s to early 1970s by winning 1968 Mexico City Olympic Games, 1970 FIVB Women's World Championship, 1972 Munich Olympic Games and 1973 FIVB Women's World Cup in row.[1][2] She played for Spartak Tashkent.

Vera Galushka-Duyunova
Personal information
Full nameVera Illarionovna Galushka-Duyunova
Born(1945-04-11)April 11, 1945
Krasnodar, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
DiedMarch 2, 2012(2012-03-02) (aged 66)
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1968 Mexico City Team
Gold medal – first place 1972 Munich Team
Women's World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1970 Bulgaria Team
Silver medal – second place 1974 Mexico Team
FIVB World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1973 Uruguay Team

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Vera Galushka-Duyunova". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  2. Скончалась вице-президент НОК Узбекистана Вера Дуюнова
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