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Lidiya Vladimirovna Alekseyeva (Russian: Лидия Владимировна Алексеева, 4 July 1924 – 26 June 2014) was a Russian basketball player and coach.^[1] Alekseyeva was born in Moscow. Alekseyeva was inducted into the inaugural class of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 1999.^[2] She was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2007. On 24 February 2012, Alekseyeva was announced as a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2012; she was formally inducted on 7 September.^[3]

Basketball playing career

As a player, Alekseyeva won the USSR Women's League with the MAI Moscow team in 1947, 1951, 1954, 1955, and 1956, and the USSR Cup in 1952. While playing with the senior USSR National Team, she won the gold medal at the EuroBasket Women, in 1950, 1952, 1954, and 1956.

Basketball coaching career

Alekseyeva was the head coach of the senior USSR Women's National Team for 22 years (1962–1984), and during that time the team won every competition they participated in. Specifically, they won the Summer Olympic Games gold in 1976 and 1980, the FIBA World Championship for Women in 1964, 1967, 1971, 1975, and 1983 (the USSR boycotted the 1979 tournament), and the EuroBasket Women in 1962, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, and 1983.

Awards and honors

Honored Master of Sports of the USSR (1950)
Order of Lenin (1957)
Honored coach of the USSR (1964)
Order of the Badge of Honor (1985)
Women's Basketball Hall of Fame Inductee (1999)
FIBA Hall of Fame (2007)

Personal life

Alekseyeva's husband, Evgeny Alekseev, was also a well-known basketball player and coach.

References

^ "Лидия Алексеева умерла в возрасте 90 лет — Баскетбол". Sports.ru. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
^ "WBHOF Inductees". WBHOF. Retrieved 2019-12-01.
^ "Five Direct-Elects for the Class of 2012 Announced By the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame" (Press release). Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. 24 February 2012. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2012.

External links

[1] "Лидия Алексеева умерла в возрасте 90 лет — Баскетбол". Sports.ru. Retrieved 2014-06-27.

[2] "WBHOF Inductees". WBHOF. Retrieved 2019-12-01.

[3] "Five Direct-Elects for the Class of 2012 Announced By the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame" (Press release). Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. 24 February 2012. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2012.

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-'''Lidiya Vladimirovna Alekseyeva''' ({{lang-ru|Лидия Владимировна Алексеева}}, 4 July 1924&nbsp;– 26 June 2014) was a Russian [[basketball]] player and [[basketball coach|coach]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sports.ru/basketball/1021686123.html |title=Лидия Алексеева умерла в возрасте 90 лет&nbsp;— Баскетбол |publisher=Sports.ru |date= |accessdate=2014-06-27}}</ref> Alekseyeva was born in [[Moscow]]. Alekseyeva was inducted into the inaugural class of the [[Women's Basketball Hall of Fame]] in 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wbhof.com/inductees.html|title=WBHOF Inductees|publisher=WBHOF|accessdate=2009-08-01}}</ref>
+'''Lidiya Vladimirovna Alekseyeva''' ({{langx|ru|Лидия Владимировна Алексеева}}, 4 July 1924&nbsp;– 26 June 2014) was a Russian [[basketball]] player and [[basketball coach|coach]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sports.ru/basketball/1021686123.html |title=Лидия Алексеева умерла в возрасте 90 лет&nbsp;— Баскетбол |publisher=Sports.ru |access-date=2014-06-27}}</ref> Alekseyeva was born in [[Moscow]]. Alekseyeva was inducted into the inaugural class of the [[Women's Basketball Hall of Fame]] in 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wbhof.com/hall-of-famers/inductees-by-year/|title=WBHOF Inductees|publisher=WBHOF|access-date=2019-12-01}}</ref>
-She was inducted into the [[FIBA Hall of Fame]] in 2007. On 24 February 2012, Alekseyeva was announced as a member of the [[List of coaches in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame|Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame]] Class of 2012; she was formally inducted on 7 September.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.hoophall.com/news/2012/2/24/five-direct-elects-for-the-class-of-2012-announced-by-the-na.html |title=Five Direct-Elects for the Class of 2012 Announced By the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |publisher=Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |date=24 February 2012 |accessdate=24 February 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314083208/http://www.hoophall.com/news/2012/2/24/five-direct-elects-for-the-class-of-2012-announced-by-the-na.html |archivedate=14 March 2012 |df= }}</ref>
+She was inducted into the [[FIBA Hall of Famer|FIBA Hall of Fame]] in 2007. On 24 February 2012, Alekseyeva was announced as a member of the [[List of coaches in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame|Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame]] Class of 2012; she was formally inducted on 7 September.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.hoophall.com/news/2012/2/24/five-direct-elects-for-the-class-of-2012-announced-by-the-na.html |title=Five Direct-Elects for the Class of 2012 Announced By the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |publisher=Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |date=24 February 2012 |access-date=24 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314083208/http://www.hoophall.com/news/2012/2/24/five-direct-elects-for-the-class-of-2012-announced-by-the-na.html |archive-date=14 March 2012 }}</ref>
 ==Basketball playing career==
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 ==Basketball coaching career==
-Alekseyeva was the [[head coach]] of the senior [[Soviet Union women's national basketball team|USSR Women's National Team]] for 22 years (from 1962 to 1984), and during that time the team won every competition they participated in. Specifically, they won the [[Basketball at the Summer Olympics|Summer Olympic Games]] gold in [[Basketball at the 1976 Summer Olympics|1976]] and [[Basketball at the 1980 Summer Olympics|1980]], the [[FIBA World Championship for Women]] in [[1964 FIBA World Championship for Women|1964]], [[1967 FIBA World Championship for Women|1967]], [[1971 FIBA World Championship for Women|1971]], [[1975 FIBA World Championship for Women|1975]], and [[1983 FIBA World Championship for Women|1983]] (the USSR boycotted the [[1979 FIBA World Championship for Women|1979]] tournament), and the [[EuroBasket Women]] in [[EuroBasket Women 1962|1962]], [[EuroBasket Women 1964|1964]], [[EuroBasket Women 1966|1966]], [[EuroBasket Women 1968|1968]], [[EuroBasket Women 1970|1970]], [[EuroBasket Women 1972|1972]], [[EuroBasket Women 1974|1974]], [[EuroBasket Women 1976|1976]], [[EuroBasket Women 1978|1978]], [[EuroBasket Women 1980|1980]], [[EuroBasket Women 1981|1981]], and [[EuroBasket Women 1983|1983]].
+Alekseyeva was the [[head coach]] of the senior [[Soviet Union women's national basketball team|USSR Women's National Team]] for 22 years (1962–1984), and during that time the team won every competition they participated in. Specifically, they won the [[Basketball at the Summer Olympics|Summer Olympic Games]] gold in [[Basketball at the 1976 Summer Olympics|1976]] and [[Basketball at the 1980 Summer Olympics|1980]], the [[FIBA World Championship for Women]] in [[1964 FIBA World Championship for Women|1964]], [[1967 FIBA World Championship for Women|1967]], [[1971 FIBA World Championship for Women|1971]], [[1975 FIBA World Championship for Women|1975]], and [[1983 FIBA World Championship for Women|1983]] (the USSR boycotted the [[1979 FIBA World Championship for Women|1979]] tournament), and the [[EuroBasket Women]] in [[EuroBasket Women 1962|1962]], [[EuroBasket Women 1964|1964]], [[EuroBasket Women 1966|1966]], [[EuroBasket Women 1968|1968]], [[EuroBasket Women 1970|1970]], [[EuroBasket Women 1972|1972]], [[EuroBasket Women 1974|1974]], [[EuroBasket Women 1976|1976]], [[EuroBasket Women 1978|1978]], [[EuroBasket Women 1980|1980]], [[EuroBasket Women 1981|1981]], and [[EuroBasket Women 1983|1983]].
 ==Awards and honors==
 *[[Honored Master of Sports of the USSR]] (1950)
 *[[Order of Lenin]] (1957)
-*[[Honored coach of the USSR]] (1964)
+*[[Unified Sports Classification System of the USSR and Russia|Honored coach of the USSR]] (1964)
 *[[Order of the Badge of Honor]] (1985)
+*[[Women's Basketball Hall of Fame]] Inductee (1999)
+*[[FIBA Hall of Famer|FIBA Hall of Fame]] (2007)
-==Personal==
+==Personal life==
 Alekseyeva's husband, [[Evgeny Alekseev (basketball)|Evgeny Alekseev]], was also a well-known basketball player and coach.
+== See also ==
+* [[List of EuroBasket Women winning head coaches]]
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
-* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110711001348/http://www.halloffame.fiba.com/pages/eng/hof/indu/coac/2007/p/lid_17884_newsid/19993/bio.html FIBA Hall of Fame page on Alekseyeva]
+* [http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/lidia-alexeeva/ Naismith Hall of Fame page on Alekseyeva]
+* [http://www.fiba.basketball/hall-of-fame/Lidia-Alexeeva FIBA Hall of Fame page on Alekseyeva]
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