Reet Valgmaa
Reet Valgmaa (born March 30, 1952 in Tartu , married Reet Kull ) is a former Estonian badminton player .
life and career
Reet Valgmaa was the dominant badminton player in Estonia in the late 1960s and 1970s. During that time she won 33 national titles. She has won 13 times in women's doubles and ten times in mixed and women singles.
Her twin sister Riina was also a nationally successful badminton player. Both father Helmut was an athlete and sports educator. The sisters first played basketball before starting badminton at the age of fourteen under the guidance of their father. After her sports career, Reet Valgmaa worked as a teacher and ran a training center. She was also active as a journalist and wrote articles and books on physical education.
Sporting successes
| season | event | discipline | space | Surname |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Estonia: Individual Championships | Ladies singles | 1 | Reet Valgmaa |
| 1966 | Estonia: Individual Championships | Mixed | 1 | Heino Aunin / Reet Valgmaa |
| 1966 | Estonia: Individual Championships | Ladies doubles | 1 | Reet Valgmaa / Tiina Gens |
| 1967 | Estonia: Individual Championships | Ladies doubles | 1 | Reet Valgmaa / Riina Valgmaa |
| 1967 | Estonia: Individual Championships | Ladies singles | 1 | Reet Valgmaa |
| 1967 | Estonia: Individual Championships | Mixed | 1 | Heino Aunin / Reet Valgmaa |
| 1968 | Estonia: Individual Championships | Ladies singles | 1 | Reet Valgmaa |
| 1968 | Estonia: Individual Championships | Mixed | 1 | Alar Kivilo / Reet Valgmaa |
| 1968 | Estonia: Individual Championships | Ladies doubles | 1 | Reet Valgmaa / Riina Valgmaa |
| 1969 | Estonia: Individual Championships | Ladies singles | 1 | Reet Valgmaa |
| 1969 | Estonia: Individual Championships | Mixed | 1 | Boris Bogovski / Reet Valgmaa |
| 1969 | Estonia: Individual Championships | Ladies doubles | 1 | Reet Valgmaa / Riina Valgmaa |
| 1970 | Estonia: Individual Championships | Ladies doubles | 1 | Reet Valgmaa / Marika Lemming |
| 1970 | Estonia: Individual Championships | Ladies singles | 1 | Reet Valgmaa |
| 1970 | Estonia: Individual Championships | Mixed | 1 | Boris Bogovski / Reet Valgmaa |
| 1971 | Estonia: Individual Championships | Ladies doubles | 1 | Reet Valgmaa / Mariann Siliksaar |
| 1972 | Estonia: Individual Championships | Mixed | 1 | Boris Bogovski / Reet Valgmaa |
| 1972 | Estonia: Individual Championships | Ladies doubles | 1 | Reet Valgmaa / Tiina Staak |
| 1973 | Estonia: Individual Championships | Ladies doubles | 1 | Reet Valgmaa / Skaidrite Nurges |
| 1973 | Estonia: Individual Championships | Ladies singles | 1 | Reet Valgmaa |
| 1974 | Estonia: Individual Championships | Ladies doubles | 1 | Reet Valgmaa / Marika Dolotova |
| 1974 | Estonia: Individual Championships | Ladies singles | 1 | Reet Valgmaa |
| 1974 | Estonia: Individual Championships | Mixed | 1 | Boris Bogovski / Reet Valgmaa |
| 1976 | Estonia: Individual Championships | Mixed | 1 | Mart Siliksaar / Reet Valgmaa |
| 1976 | Estonia: Individual Championships | Ladies doubles | 1 | Reet Valgmaa / Riina Valgmaa |
| 1976 | Estonia: Individual Championships | Ladies singles | 1 | Reet Valgmaa |
| 1977 | Estonia: Individual Championships | Ladies doubles | 1 | Reet Valgmaa / Riina Valgmaa |
| 1977 | Estonia: Individual Championships | Ladies singles | 1 | Reet Valgmaa |
| 1977 | Estonia: Individual Championships | Mixed | 1 | Alfred Kivisaar / Reet Valgmaa |
| 1978 | Estonia: Individual Championships | Mixed | 1 | Mart Siliksaar / Reet Valgmaa |
| 1978 | Estonia: Individual Championships | Ladies doubles | 1 | Reet Valgmaa / Riina Valgmaa |
| 1978 | Estonia: Individual Championships | Ladies singles | 1 | Reet Valgmaa |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Valgmaa, Reet (Estonian, accessed May 1, 2012)
Web links
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Valgmaa, thatch |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kull, Reet |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Estonian badminton player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 30, 1952 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tartu |