Tīna Graudiņa

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Tīna Laura Graudiņa (born 9 March 1998 in Riga) is a Latvian beach volleyball player. She represented Latvia at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Graudiņa and her partner Anastasija Kravčenoka were the first Latvian women's pair to qualify for the Olympics.[1] She and Kravčenoka came in fourth at the Tokyo Olympics.[2] Tīna Graudiņa was also named the best all-around scorer at the Tokyo Olympics.[3]

Tīna Graudiņa
Graudina in 2019
Personal information
Full nameTīna Laura Graudiņa
Born (1998-03-09) 9 March 1998 (age 26)
Riga, Latvia
Honours
Women's beach volleyball
Representing  Latvia
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Moscow Beach
Gold medal – first place 2022 Munich Beach

Graudiņa won the 2019 European Championship, and earned gold at the 2016 U22 European Championship with partner Anastasija Kravčenoka. In 2018 she also won silver at the U22 European Championship[1] and was named FIVB Rookie of the Year.[4]

Previously, Graudiņa won gold at the 2015 U18 European Championship with partner Paula Neciporuka.[5]

Tīna Graudiņa played for the University of Southern California (USC). In her career at USC, she had many accomplishments:[6][7]

  • 2021 and 2022 NCAA women's beach volleyball championships
  • 2019 National Player of the Year
  • All-American first team, in 2018, 2019 and 2021
  • 91–8 career record (31–2 in 2018, 33–2 in 2019, 27–4 in 2021)

Personal life

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Graudiņa's grandfather Artūrs Graudiņš and her grandmother Staņislava Spruženiece were both Latvian high jump champions.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Tina Graudina – Women's Beach Volleyball". USC Athletics. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Tokyo 2020 Beach Volleyball Women Results". Olympics.com.
  3. ^ IOC (23 April 2018). "Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics – Athletes, Medals & Results". Olympics.com. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Graudiņa – FIVB sezonas labākā debitante". Sportacentrs.com (in Latvian). 4 September 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  5. ^ "News – Graudina & Kravcenoka: Together means power". en.volleyballworld.com. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Tina Graudina | USC Trojans At 2020 Tokyo Olympics". USC | Tokyo Olympics. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  7. ^ "USC Captures Back-to-Back NCAA Beach Volleyball Championships". 8 May 2022.
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