[1] 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 kandidat (a Soviet Ph.D. equivalent) in pedagogical sciences and in 1993 he earned the doktor nauk degree in pedagogy.
[1] In 1955 he founded the women's basketball team "Daugava" (now TTT Riga), which won three European Cups and three USSR championship titles (1960‒1962).
In 1962 Altbergs decided to focus on teaching job and handed over his team to Raimonds Karnītis.
[1] From 1950 to 1963, he was the head coach of the Latvian SSR national women's team.