Mike Dancis Explained

Mike Dancis
Nationality:Australian
Full Name:Miķelis Reinis Dancis
Birth Date:10 September 1939
Birth Place:Riga, Latvia
Death Place:Adelaide, South Australia
Sport:Basketball

Miķelis Reinis "Mike" Dancis (10 September 1939 – 29 January 2020[1]) was a Latvian-born Australian basketball player. His brother, George Dancis, was also a basketball player. He represented Australia at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[2] [3] Both Dancis brothers were awarded the Australian Sports Medal on 13 September 2000.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Legacy Latvian Olympian dies at 80 in Australia . January 29, 2020 . . January 30, 2020.
  2. Mike Dancis . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418104923/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/da/mike-dancis-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 18 September 2014.
  3. http://www.botinagy.com/blog/they-night-they-drove-old-lindsay-down/ The Night They Drove Old Lindsay Down
  4. Web site: Mr Mikelis DANCIS . It's an Honour . Australian Government . 29 January 2020.
  5. Web site: Boti Nagy | Mike Dancis, the original Adelaide giant, has died.