Oļģerts Altbergs

Oļģerts Altbergs (May 6, 1921, in Riga – December 17, 1998, in Riga) was a Latvian basketball player, women's basketball coach, and educator of coaches.

In 1958 he obtained the higher education diploma from the Latvian State Institute of Physical Culture (LSIPC; now Latvian Academy of Sport Education, LASE, since 1991). In 1971 he became Candidate of Sciences (a Soviet Ph.D. equivalent) in pedagogics and in 1993 he earned the Doctor of Sciences degree in pedagogics. Since 1946 he was lecturer, docent and professor of the LSIPC/LASE. During 1971–1992 he was chairman of the Coaches Council of the Latvian Basketball Federation/Latvian Basketball Association. 1997: Order of Three Stars, 5th class 1989: Meritorious Coach of the Latvian SSR 1962:Meritorious Basketball Coach of the Soviet Union