Larisa Abramovna Bergen (Russian: Лари́са Абра́мовна Бе́рген; 22 September 1949 — 7 April 2023) was a volleyball player for the USSR.[1] She was Jewish,[2] and was born in Akmolinsk, Kazakh SSR.[1] Bergen played for ADK Alma-Ata and Dynamo Moscow.[1] She won a silver medal in volleyball at the 1976 Olympics, in Montreal, Canada.[1][3]
| Larisa Bergen Лари́са Бе́рген | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 Bergen in 1976 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Larisa Abramovna Bergen (Goncharova-) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 September 1949 Akmolinsk, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 7 April 2023 (aged 73) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 148 lb (67 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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See also
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edit- ^ a b c d Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Larisa Bergen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
- ^ Taylor, Paul (2004). Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash Between Sport and Politics – With a Complete Review of Jewish Olympic Medalists. Sussex Academic Press. ISBN 9781903900888. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
- ^ "Olympic Volleyball History". Volleyball.org. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
- ^ "Soviet Union Olympic silver medal winning volleyball player dies". Inside The Games. 8 April 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "Серебряный призёр ОИ-1976 волейболистка Лариса Берген умерла на 74-м году жизни". Gazeta.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 7 April 2023.
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