Nelli Mikhaylovna Abramova () (born 18 August 1940, in
Chelyabinsk
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) is a Jewish former
Soviet
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competitive 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
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and the
Ukrainian SSR
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, 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
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History
In the Soviet period Unified Sports Classification System of the USSR () exist ...
(1971)
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1964 Olympic Games – Silver medal
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1965 Summer Universiade
The 1965 Summer Universiade, also known as the IV Summer Universiade, took place in Budapest, Hungary.
Sports at the 1965 Summer Universiade
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Medal table
1965
Events January–February
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– Gold medal
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1967 European Championship – Gold medal
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* 1974 USSR Cup (champion with Medin Odessa)
See also
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List of select Jewish volleyball players
References
External links
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1940 births
Living people
Soviet Jews
Soviet women's volleyball players
Jewish volleyball players
Olympic volleyball players for the Soviet Union
Volleyball players at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union
Olympic medalists in volleyball
Volleyball players from Chelyabinsk
Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR
Summer World University Games medalists in volleyball
FISU World University Games gold medalists for the Soviet Union
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