Latvia men's national 3x3 team

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Latvia
Flag of Latvia.svg
FIBA ranking 3
FIBA zone FIBA Europe
National federation LBS
Olympic Games
Appearances2
Medals Gold medal olympic.svg Gold: 2020
FIBA 3x3 World Cup
Appearances6
Medals Silver medal world centered-2.svg Silver: 2019
Bronze medal world centered-2.svg Bronze: 2023
European Games
Appearances2
Medals Gold medal europe.svg Gold: 2023
Silver medal europe.svg Silver: 2019
Europe Cup
Appearances7
Medals Gold medal europe.svg Gold: 2017
Silver medal europe.svg Silver: 2018, 2025
Bronze medal europe.svg Bronze: 2023
Medal record
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 Amsterdam Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Vienna Team
Europe Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Amsterdam Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Bucharest Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2025 Copenhagen Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Jerusalem Team
European Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Kraków Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Minsk Team

The Latvia men's national 3x3 team (Latvian : Latvijas 3x3 basketbola izlase) 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]

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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 the capital of Riga. The first Latvian championship was organized by the LBA in 2012 and the same year – the first national team. [2]

Competitions

Olympic Games

YearPositionPldWLPlayers
Flag of Japan.svg 2020 Tokyo 1st Gold medal olympic.svg 1073 Čavars, Krūmiņš, Lasmanis, Miezis
Flag of France.svg 2024 Paris 4th972 Miezis, Lasmanis, Lācis, Raimo
Total2/219145

World Cup

YearPositionPldWLPlayers
Flag of Greece.svg 2012 Greece 18th514 Jonāts, Kanbergs, Krūmiņš, Mizis
Flag of Russia.svg 2014 Russia did not qualify
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2016 China
Flag of France.svg 2017 France
Flag of the Philippines.svg 2018 Philippines 6th541 Čavars, Krūmiņš, Lasmanis, Miezis
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2019 Netherlands 2nd Silver medal world centered-2.svg 743Čavars, Krūmiņš, Lasmanis, Miezis
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 2022 Belgium 6th642Čavars, Lasmanis, Miezis, Strēlnieks
Flag of Austria.svg 2023 Vienna 3rd Bronze medal world centered-2.svg 862 Lācis, Čavars, Lasmanis, Miezis
Flag of Mongolia.svg 2025 Ulaanbaatar 7th642 Gludītis, Lasmanis, Miezis, Raimo
Flag of Poland.svg 2026 Warsaw to be determined
Flag of Singapore.svg 2027 Singapore
Total6/11372314

Europe Cup

YearPositionPldWLPlayers
Flag of Romania.svg 2014 Romania did not qualify624
Flag of Romania.svg 2016 Romania did not qualify514
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2017 Netherlands 1st Gold medal europe.svg 541 Čavars, Krūmiņš, Lasmanis, Miezis [3]
Flag of Romania.svg 2018 Romania 2nd Silver medal europe.svg 541Čavars, Krūmiņš, Lasmanis, Miezis
Flag of Hungary.svg 2019 Hungary 10th202Čavars, Krūmiņš, Lasmanis, Miezis
Flag of France.svg 2021 France did not qualify312 Apsītis, Dubults, Gūtmanis, Žunda [4]
Flag of Israel.svg 2023 Israel 3rd Bronze medal europe.svg 541 Lācis, Lasmanis, Osis, Raimo
Flag of Austria.svg 2024 Austria Group stage202 Lācis, Gluditis, Raimo, Apsītis
Flag of Denmark.svg 2025 Denmark 2nd Silver medal europe.svg 532 Kuksiks, Lācis, Miezis, Raimo
Total7/10381919

Roster

The roster for the 2020 Summer Olympics: [5]

Latvia men's national 3x3 team – 2020 Summer Olympics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
G 1 Nauris Miezis 30 – (1991-03-31)March 31, 19911.90 m (6 ft 3 in)No club
C 2 Kārlis Lasmanis 27 – (1994-04-08)April 8, 19942.00 m (6 ft 7 in)No club
G/F 3 Edgars Krūmiņš 35 – (1985-10-16)October 16, 19851.95 m (6 ft 5 in)No club
F 4 Agnis Čavars 34 – (1986-07-31)July 31, 19861.96 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 . 21 July 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "3x3 basketbols Latvijā". Latvian National Encyclopedia (in Latvian). Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  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 17 November 2021.
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