Nauris Miezis

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Nauris Miezis
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Miezis in 2021
Personal information
Born (1991-03-31) 31 March 1991 (age 32)
Ķekava, Latvia
NationalityLatvian
Listed height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Listed weight90 kg (198 lb)
Career information
NBA draft 2013: undrafted
Position Guard
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's 3x3 basketball
Representing Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Team
World Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Netherlands Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Vienna Team
Europe Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Netherlands Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Romania Team

Nauris Miezis (born 31 March 1991) is a Latvian basketball player for the Latvian 3x3 national team. [1] [2]

He represented Latvia at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [3] [4] and was one of the four players in the team who won the gold medal by defeating the Russian Olympic Committee team 21 to 18. [5]

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References

  1. "Eurobasket profile". basketball.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  2. "FIBA profile". play.fiba3x3.com. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  3. "Team Roster Latvia" (PDF). olympics.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  4. "MIEZIS Nauris". olympics.com. Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  5. "Latvia wins gold in 3x3 Olympic basketball tournament". LETA . Retrieved 28 July 2021.