George Dancis

George Dancis
Dancis playing basketball for South Australia
Personal information
Full nameJuris O. Dancis
NationalityAustralian
Born(1932-11-28)28 November 1932
Riga, Latvia
Died20 April 2021(2021-04-20) (aged 88)
Adelaide, South Australia
Sport
SportBasketball

Juris O. "George" Dancis (28 November 1932 – 20 April 2021)[1] was an Australian basketball player of Latvian descent who represented Australia at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[2]

Born in Latvia, Dancis was raised in the district of Vecāķi. Dancis was married to Liesma, and they had a son, Pēteris. Dancis' younger brother, Miķelis Dancis, was also a member of the Australian Basketball team. Dancis and his family resided in Adelaide, South Australia.

On 13 September 2000, Dancis and his brother Mike were awarded the Australian Sports Medal.[3] In 2006, he was inducted into the Australian Basketball Hall of Fame.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Vale George Dancis". Basketball Australia. 21 April 2021. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  2. ^ "George Dancis Bio, Stats, and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  3. ^ "Mr George DANCIS". It's an Honour. Australian Government. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  4. ^ "George Dancis - Basketball Australia". Basketball Australia. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  5. ^ "Basketball Australia: George Dancis". Basketball Australia. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.


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