Roberts Bluķis
| Roberts Bluķis | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
April 4, 1913 Riga, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire | ||
| Died |
April 14, 1998 (aged 85) San Mateo, California, United States | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Played for |
Dinamo Riga | ||
| National team |
 Latvia | ||
| Playing career | 1931–1950 | ||
Roberts Bluķis (4 April 1913 – 14 April 1998) was a Latvian ice hockey and basketball player. In ice hockey he played for , , and Dinamo Riga during his career. Bluķis also played for the Latvian national team at the 1936 Winter Olympics and four World Championships. He studied at the Riga Technical University, earning a degree in engineering, and moved to Germany and then the United States after the Second World War.[1]
References[]
- ^ "Roberts Bluķis" (in Latvian). Olimpiade.lv. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com
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- 1913 births
- 1998 deaths
- Basketball players from Riga
- People from Kreis Riga
- Latvian ice hockey forwards
- Latvian men's basketball players
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- Ice hockey players at the 1936 Winter Olympics
- Riga Technical University alumni
- Latvian World War II refugees
- Latvian emigrants to the United States
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