Nelli Abramova
Former Soviet volleyball player who won silver at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
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| Intro | Former Soviet volleyball player who won silver at the 1964 Summer Olympics. | |
| Places | Russia | |
| is | Athlete Volleyball player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 18 August 1940, Chelyabinsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia | |
| Age | 84 years |
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Biography
Nelli Mikhaylovna Abramova (Russian: Не́лли Миха́йловна Абра́мова) (born 18 August 1940 in Chelyabinsk) is a Jewish former Soviet competitive female volleyball player. She is an Olympic silver medallist (in 1964) and European champion (in 1967).
Career
Abramova played from 1956 until 1975, for clubs in the Russian SFSR and the Ukrainian SSR, winning the USSR Cup in 1974. She played for the Soviet Union national team from 1964 to 1967 becoming an Olympic silver medallist (in 1964), Universiade champion (in 1965) and European champion (in 1967).
Clubs
- Trud Chelyabinsk (1956–1962)
- Spartak Irkutsk (1962–1966)
- Burevestnik Odessa / Medin Odessa (1966–1975)
Honours and awards
- Merited Master of Sports of the USSR (1971)
- 1964 Olympic Games – Silver medal
- 1965 Summer Universiade – Gold medal
- 1967 European Championship – Gold medal
- 1974 USSR Cup (champion with Medin Odessa)