Dzidra Uztupe-Karamiševa
Latvian basketball player and trainer
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| Born | (1930-05-02)2 May 1930 Smiltene, Latvia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 27 December 2014(2014-12-27) (aged 84) Riga, Latvia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| High school | Riga No. 5 (Riga, Latvia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College | LVFKI | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1947–1963 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 1965–1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1947–1958 | Daugava Riga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1958–1963 | TTT Riga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1965–1979 | TTT Riga (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dzidra Uztupe-Karamiševa (née Uztupe; 2 May 1930 – 27 December 2014) was a Latvian basketball player and coach.[1][2] During her career Uztupe-Karamiševa won three FIBA European Champions Cups and four Soviet League titles. She represented the Soviet Union national team and won four EuroBasket tournaments.
Career
Uztupe was born on 2 May 1930 in Smiltene, Latvia, and spent her youth in the Pārdaugava area of Riga. She attended the Riga Secondary School No. 5 where she took up basketball, volleyball and track and field. She held the Latvian record in high jump among girls and was the champion in both high jump and volleyball.[3]
Uztupe joined Daugava Riga in 1947 and played with the team until 1958. In 1958, she joined TTT Riga and served as the team's captain. She won the FIBA European Champions Cup three times and became a Soviet League champion in four consecutive seasons.[4]
References
- ^ "Dzidra Uztupe-Karamiševa". basket.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ "Mirusi pazīstamā Latvijas basketboliste Dzidra Uztupe-Karamiševa". delfi.lv (in Latvian). 27 December 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ^ Ošiņš, Ivars (18 May 2010). "Tolai, kad Cālis bija jauns...". Sporta Avīze (in Latvian). 20 (745). Rīga: SIA "Mediju nams": 32–35. ISSN 1691-0451.
- ^ Keisels, Guntis (1998). Latvijas basketbola vēsture. Jumava. pp. 312–313. ISBN 9984-05-187-0.
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