George Dancis Explained

George Dancis
Full Name:	Juris O. Dancis
Nationality:	Australian
Sport:	Basketball
Birth Date:	28 November 1932
Birth Place:	Riga, Latvia
Death Place:	Adelaide, South Australia

Juris O. "George" Dancis (28 November 1932 – 20 April 2021)^[1] was an Australian basketball player of Latvian descent who represented Australia at the 1956 Summer Olympics.^[2]

Born in Latvia, Dancis was raised in the district of Vecāķi. Dancis was married to Liesma, and they had a son, Pēteris. Dancis' younger brother, Miķelis Dancis, was also a member of the Australian Basketball team. Dancis and his family resided in Adelaide, South Australia.

On 13 September 2000, Dancis and his brother Mike were awarded the Australian Sports Medal.^[3] In 2006, he was inducted into the Australian Basketball Hall of Fame.^{[4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2021-04-21. Vale George Dancis. dead. 2021-04-28. Basketball Australia. en-AU. 6 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210506010031/https://australia.basketball/blog/2021/04/22/vale-george-dancis/.
2. Web site: George Dancis Bio, Stats, and Results . Sports-Reference.com . 20 September 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141227155153/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/da/george-dancis-1.html . 27 December 2014 .
3. Web site: Mr George DANCIS . It's an Honour . Australian Government . 30 January 2020.
4. Web site: George Dancis - Basketball Australia . Basketball Australia . 20 September 2014.
5. Web site: Basketball Australia: George Dancis . Basketball Australia . 20 September 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140228190812/http://hosting3.sportingpulse.com/www.basketball.net.au/index.php?id=931 . 28 February 2014 .