Latvia men's national 3x3 team

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Latvia
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FIBA zoneFIBA Europe
National federationLBS
Olympic Games
Appearances1
MedalsGold medal olympic.svg Gold: 2020
FIBA 3x3 World Championships
Appearances3
MedalsSilver medal olympic.svg Silver: 2019
FIBA Europe 3x3 Championships
Appearances2
MedalsGold medal olympic.svg Gold: 2017 Silver medal olympic.svg Silver: 2018

The Latvia men's national 3x3 team is a national basketball team of Latvia, governed by the Latvian Basketball Association. It represents the country in international 3x3 (3 against 3) basketball competitions. The team won the first ever Olympic men's tournament in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, beating the Russian Olympic Committee team in the gold medal final.[1]

Other honors include the gold at the 2017 European Championships in Amsterdam, silver at the 2019 World Championship and the 2018 European Championship, as well as bronze medals at the 2021 Olympic Qualifying Tournament.

The first game of streetball in Latvia took place on 29 May 1993 upon the start of the Adidas Streetball tournament in Riga. The first Latvian championship was organized by the LBA in 2012 and the same year - the first national team.[2]

Competitions[]

Olympic Games[]

Year Position Pld W L
Japan 2020 Tokyo 1st Gold medal olympic.svg 10 7 3
France 2024 Paris Future competitions
United States 2028 Los Angeles
Australia 2032 Brisbane
Total 1/1 10 7 3

3x3 World Cup[]

Year Position Pld W L Players
Greece 2012 Greece 18th 5 1 4 , , Krūmiņš,
Russia 2014 Russia Did not qualify
China 2016 China
France 2017 France
Philippines 2018 Philippines Quarterfinal 5 4 1 Čavars, Krūmiņš, Lasmanis, Miezis
Netherlands 2019 Netherlands 2nd Silver medal world centered-2.svg 7 4 3 Čavars, Krūmiņš, Lasmanis, Miezis
Total 3/6 17 9 8

3x3 Europe Cup[]

Year Position Pld W L Players
Romania 2014 Romania Qualifying - Quarterfinals 6 2 4
Romania 2016 Romania Qualifying - Quarterfinals 5 1 4
Netherlands 2017 Netherlands 1st Gold medal world centered-2.svg 5 4 1 Čavars, Krūmiņš, Lasmanis, Miezis[3]
Romania 2018 Romania 2nd Silver medal world centered-2.svg 5 4 1 Čavars, Krūmiņš, Lasmanis, Miezis
Hungary 2019 Hungary 10th 2 0 2 Čavars, Krūmiņš, Lasmanis, Miezis
France 2021 France 20th (Qualifying - Quarterfinals) 3 1 2 , , , [4]
Total 3/6 12 8 6

Roster[]

The roster for the 2020 Summer Olympics:[5]

Latvia men's national 3x3 team – 2020 Summer Olympics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
G 1 Nauris Miezis 30 – (1991-03-31)March 31, 1991 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) No club
C 2 Kārlis Lasmanis 27 – (1994-04-08)April 8, 1994 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) No club
G/F 3 Edgars Krūmiņš 35 – (1985-10-16)October 16, 1985 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) No club
F 4 Agnis Čavars 34 – (1986-07-31)July 31, 1986 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) No club
Head coach
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 28 July 2021

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Latvia strikes gold in Tokyo!". eng.lsm.lv. 2021-07-21. Retrieved 2021-11-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "3x3 basketbols Latvijā". (in Latvian). Retrieved 2021-11-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ Latvia Men at 2017 FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup
  4. ^ Latvia - FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup 2021 - FIBA.basketball
  5. ^ IOC. "Tokyo 2020 Men Results - Olympic 3x3-basketball". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2021-11-17.

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