Larisa Bergen Explained
Larisa Bergen
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| Fullname: | Larisa Abramovna Bergen (Goncharova-) |
| Birth Date: | 22 September 1949 |
| Birth Place: | Akmolinsk, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union |
| Height: | 1.71 m |
| Weight: | 148 lb |
| Medaltemplates-Title: | Medal record |
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. Bergen played for ADK Alma-Ata and Dynamo Moscow. She won a silver medal in volleyball at the 1976 Olympics, in Montreal, Canada.[3]
Bergen died on 7 April 2023, at the age of 73.[4] [5]
See also
- List of select Jewish volleyball players
Notes and References
- Larisa Bergen . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418120421/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/be/larisa-bergen-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 16 October 2011.
- Book: Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash Between Sport and Politics – With a Complete Review of Jewish Olympic Medalists . Taylor, Paul . Sussex Academic Press . 2004 . 9781903900888 . 16 October 2011.
- Web site: Olympic Volleyball History . Volleyball.org . 16 October 2011.
- News: Soviet Union Olympic silver medal winning volleyball player dies . 10 April 2023 . Inside The Games . 8 April 2023.
- Web site: ru. Серебряный призёр ОИ-1976 волейболистка Лариса Берген умерла на 74-м году жизни. Gazeta.ru. 7 April 2023.
