Raimonds Vilde (born 19 August 1962) is a

Latvia Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south. It borders Russia to the east and Belarus to t ...

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

coach and former volleyball player who played in the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represe ...

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. He was born in

Riga Riga ( ) is the capital, Primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Latvia, largest city of Latvia. Home to 591,882 inhabitants (as of 2025), the city accounts for a third of Latvia's total population. The population of Riga Planni ...

. In 1988, Vilde was part of the Soviet team that won the silver medal in the Olympic tournament. He played six matches.

Coaching

Vilde was the head coach of the Latvian men's national volleyball team. He received the "Role Model in Sports" award during the Latvian Yearly Sports Awards ceremony in December 2012.

References

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Volleybox.net profile

(archived) {{DEFAULTSORT:Vilde, Raimonds 1962 births Living people Latvian men's volleyball players Soviet men's volleyball players Olympiacos SFP (men's volleyball) players Olympic volleyball players for the Soviet Union Volleyball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union Sportspeople from Riga Olympic medalists in volleyball Latvian volleyball coaches Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR