Valentina Kuzminichna Kostikova (husband - Kulikova ; March 20, 1935 , Demyanovo , Korablinsky district , Ryazan region , RSFSR , USSR ) - Soviet basketball player , Honored Master of Sports of the USSR (1959), world and European champion in basketball as part of the USSR team . Married. She worked as a physical education instructor at the Institute of Organic Chemistry of the USSR Academy of Sciences.
| Valentina Kuzminichna Kostikova (Kulikova) | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| Height | 172 cm |
| Citizenship |  USSR →  Russia |
| Date of Birth | March 20, 1935 (84 years old) |
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| Date of death | |
Achievements
- Champion of the USSR : 1955, 1956, 1959.
- Bronze medalist of the USSR Championship: 1962.
- World Champion : 1959 .
- Silver medalist at the World Cup: 1957 .
- European Champion : 1956 and 1960 .
- Silver medalist at the European Championship: 1958
Sources
- Basketball: A Guide. / Auto-comp. Z. A. Genkin, R. Ya. Yakhontov. - M.: Physical Culture and Sports, 1983.- 224 p.