Rūdolfs Jurciņš
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| Born | 19 June 1909 Riga, Russian Empire | |||||||||||||
| Died | 22 July 1948 (aged 39) , Soviet Union | |||||||||||||
| Nationality | Latvian | |||||||||||||
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| Playing career | 1924–1940s | |||||||||||||
| Position | Center | |||||||||||||
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Rūdolfs Jurciņš (19 June 1909 – 22 July 1948) was a Latvian basketball player. He played as a center. Jurciņš won a gold medal at the 1935 EuroBasket competition, becoming first European champion. He participated at the 1936 Summer Olympics, where Latvia national basketball team got 15th/18th place.[1]
Jurciņš started to play basketball at the age of 15 in 1924. Before that he played football. He studied in the University of Latvia but didn't graduate. However he played for University basketball team Universitātes sports from 1930 until 1937. He was a six-time Latvian champion. His debut in Latvian national basketball team was in 1928. Overall, he played 23 games in the national team and was a team captain.
He was arrested in 1945 and deported to the GULAG camp in 1947. Rūdolfs Jurciņš died on 22 July 1948 in Molotov Oblast, Soviet Union.
References[]
- ^ "Latvian Olympic Committee profile" (in Latvian). Olimpiade.lv. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
External links[]
- "Rūdolfs Jūrciņš Biography and Olympic Results". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
Latvia squad – 1936 Summer Olympics | ||
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- 1909 births
- 1948 deaths
- Latvian men's basketball players
- Olympic basketball players of Latvia
- Basketball players at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- FIBA EuroBasket-winning players
- Basketball players from Riga
- Latvian people who died in Soviet detention
- People who died in the Gulag
- Centers (basketball)