About Laima Amelina
Born 1948. Laima Amelina is a Russian and Lithuanian table tennis player.
Laima Balaišytė (married name Laima Amelin; born 3 January 1948) is a former international table tennis player from Lithuania.
Table tennis career She won a silver medal at the 1967 World Table Tennis Championships in the Corbillon Cup (women's team event) with Svetlana Grinberg, Signe Paisjärv and Zoja Rudnova for the Soviet Union.
Two years later she won the gold medal at the 1969 World Table Tennis Championships in the Corbillon Cup (women's team event) with Grinberg, Rudnova and Rita Pogosova for the Soviet Union.
She was the Soviet Union National Champion in 1962 and 1964.
Personal life She married fellow table tennis international Anatoly Amelin, living in Moscow.
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Who is Laima Amelina?
Soviet table tennis player
When was Laima Amelina born?
Laima Amelina was born on 3 January 1948 in Vilnius.
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Laima Amelina is a table tennis player.
What nationality is Laima Amelina?
Laima Amelina is Russian and Lithuanian.
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