Andris Blicavs Explained

Andris Blicavs
Full Name:Andris Blicavs
Birth Date:30 July 1954[1]
Birth Place:New Zealand
Nationality:Australian
Sport:Basketball

Andris Blicavs (born 30 July 1954) is an Australian retired basketball player.

Biography

Blicavs was born in New Zealand to Latvian immigrant parents. He grew up in Adelaide and Melbourne.[2] His sister Ilze also played the game at elite level.

Blicavs played for the Australia men's national basketball team during the 1970s. He competed for Australia at the 1974 World Championship in Puerto Rico and the 1978 World Championship in the Philippines. Blicavs also represented Australia at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal.[3]

Blicavs is married to former Opals player Karen Ogden, who represented Australia at the 1983 World Championship held in Brazil.[4] Their son Mark was drafted by the Geelong Football Club in 2012, while their daughter Sara has played basketball for the Australian Insitiute of Sport and Dandenong Rangers.[5] [6] [7]

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/athletes/andris-blicavs-1 Andris Blicavs
  2. http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/news/geelong/geelong-cats-community-camp-sees-players-go-to-diversitat/news-story/208ff3980d1e6655fed20d1434c4982d Geelong Cats community camp sees players go to Diversitat
  3. FIBA Archive. Player Search: Andris Blicavs. Retrieved 2013-06-15.
  4. FIBA Archive. 1983 World Championship for Women. Australia. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
  5. Geelong Cats Football Club. Player Profile: 48 Mark Blicavs . Retrieved 2012-10-04.
  6. http://www.canberratimes.com.au/sport/basketball/blicavs-just-the-shot-to-give-ais-a-muchneeded-boost-20111126-1v13o.html Blicavs just the shot to give AIS a much-needed boost
  7. http://www.wnbl.com.au/index.php?id=379&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=3719&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=153&cHash=9c0fb45e7c Jayco Rangers Sign Sara Blicavs