Valdis Muižnieks

Valdis Muižnieks
Personal information
BornFebruary 22, 1935
Riga, Latvia
DiedNovember 29, 2013
NationalityLatvian
Listed height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Listed weight77 kg (170 lb)
Career information
Playing career1951–1969
PositionShooting guard
Career history
1951Dinamo Riga
1954–1964Rīgas ASK
1964–1969Rigas VEF
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1956 Melbourne Team Competition
Silver medal – second place 1960 Rome Team Competition
Silver medal – second place 1964 Tokyo Team Competition
EuroBasket
Gold medal – first place 1957 Bulgaria Soviet Union
Gold medal – first place 1959 Turkey Soviet Union
Gold medal – first place 1961 Yugoslavia Soviet Union

Valdis Muižnieks (February 22, 1935 – November 29, 2013) was a Latvian basketball player.[1]

Muižnieks was born in Riga. He played for Rīgas ASK and won 3 Euroleague titles (1958, 1959, 1960) and 4 Soviet national championships (1955, 1956, 1957, 1958). Honoured Master of Sport of the USSR (1959).

Playing for Soviet national team, Muižnieks won 3 gold medals at Eurobasket 1957, Eurobasket 1959, Eurobasket 1961, and 3 silver medals at the Olympic Games (1956, 1960, 1964).

References

  1. ^ "Mūžībā aizgājis leģendārais basketbolists Valdis Muižnieks". Apollo.lv. 29 November 2013. Retrieved 2013-11-30.


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