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Galina Leontyeva

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameGalina Aleksandrovna•Leontyeva (Yelnitskaya-)
Used nameGalina•Leontyeva
Original nameГалина Александровна•Леонтьева (Ельницкая-)
Born6 November 1941 in Lykoshino, Yaroslavl (RUS)
Died4 February 2016 in St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg (RUS)
Measurements170 cm / 74 kg
AffiliationsSpartak St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg (RUS)
NOC Soviet Union
Nationality Russian Federation
Medals OG
Gold 2
Silver 0
Bronze 0
Total 2

Biography

Setter Galina Leontyeva (until 1967 Yelnitskaya) started to play volleyball with Trudovyye Rezervy Leningrad in 1959 and from 1962-78 played with Spartak Leningrad. With Spartak, Leontyeva won silvers at the Soviet championships in 1963 and 1971 and the Soviet Cups in 1976 and 1977. Leontyeva was on the Soviet national team from 1967-72 and won Olympic golds in 1968 and 1972, a World title in 1970, and European titles in 1967 and 1971, also winning Universiade gold in 1965. After finishing her sporting career, Leontyeva worked as a volleyball coach with Pervoy Pyatiletki Leningrad from 1979-92. In 1994, Leontyeva was one of the organizers of the Goodwill Games volleyball tournament held in her hometown of St. Petersburg.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal Nationality As
1968 Summer Olympics Volleyball (Volleyball) URS RUS Galina Leontyeva
Volleyball, Women (Olympic) Soviet Union 1 Gold
1972 Summer Olympics Volleyball (Volleyball) URS RUS Galina Leontyeva
Volleyball, Women (Olympic) Soviet Union 1 Gold

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