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]

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

Year Position Pld W L Players
Japan 2020 Tokyo 1st 10 7 3 Čavars, Krūmiņš, Lasmanis, Miezis
France 2024 Paris 4th 9 7 2 Miezis, Lasmanis, Lācis, Raimo
Total 2/2 19 14 5

World Cup

See also: FIBA 3x3 World Cup
Year Position Pld W L Players
Greece 2012 Greece 18th 5 1 4 Jonāts, Kanbergs, Krūmiņš, Mizis
Russia 2014 Russia did not qualify
China 2016 China
France 2017 France
Philippines 2018 Philippines 6th 5 4 1 Čavars, Krūmiņš, Lasmanis, Miezis
Netherlands 2019 Netherlands 2nd 7 4 3 Čavars, Krūmiņš, Lasmanis, Miezis
Belgium 2022 Belgium 6th 6 4 2 Čavars, Lasmanis, Miezis, Strēlnieks
Austria 2023 Vienna 3rd 8 6 2 Lācis, Čavars, Lasmanis, Miezis
Total 5/8 31 19 12

Europe Cup

See also: FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup
Year Position Pld W L Players
Romania 2014 Romania did not qualify 6 2 4
Romania 2016 Romania did not qualify 5 1 4
Netherlands 2017 Netherlands 1st 5 4 1 Čavars, Krūmiņš, Lasmanis, Miezis[3]
Romania 2018 Romania 2nd 5 4 1 Čavars, Krūmiņš, Lasmanis, Miezis
Hungary 2019 Hungary 10th 2 0 2 Čavars, Krūmiņš, Lasmanis, Miezis
France 2021 France did not qualify 3 1 2 Apsītis, Dubults, Gūtmanis, Žunda[4]
Israel 2023 Israel 3rd 5 4 1 Lācis, Lasmanis, Osis, Raimo
Austria 2024 Austria Group stage 2 0 2 Lācis, Gluditis, Raimo, Apsītis
Total 5/8 33 16 17

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. 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.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latvia_men%27s_national_3x3_team
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