Juris Kalniņš
Appearance
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Born | Riga, Latvia | 8 March 1938||||||||||||||
Died | 9 February 2010 | (aged 71)||||||||||||||
Nationality | Soviet / Latvian | ||||||||||||||
Listed height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | ||||||||||||||
Position | Shooting guard / small forward | ||||||||||||||
Medals
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Juris Kalniņš (8 March 1938 – 9 February 2010) was a Soviet and Latvian basketball player. He played as a shooting guard and small forward. Kalniņš won a silver medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1] He won a bronze medal at the 1963 World Champs and a gold at the 1963 European Champs.
References
[edit]- ^ "Juris Kalniņš Biography and Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
Categories:
- 1938 births
- 2010 deaths
- Basketball players at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Latvian men's basketball players
- Olympic basketball players for the Soviet Union
- Olympic medalists in basketball
- Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union
- Shooting guards
- Small forwards
- Soviet men's basketball players
- 1963 FIBA World Championship players
- Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Latvian basketball biography stubs