Valdis Muižnieks Explained

Valdis Muižnieks
Birth Date:February 22, 1935
Birth Place:Riga, Latvia
Death Date:November 29, 2013
Nationality:Latvian
Height Cm:183
Weight Kg:77
Career Start:1951
Career End:1969
Career Position:Shooting guard
Years1:1951
Team1:Dinamo Riga
Years2:1954–1964
Team2:Rīgas ASK
Years3:1964–1969
Team3:Rigas VEF
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Valdis Muižnieks (February 22, 1935 – November 29, 2013) was a Latvian basketball player.[1]

Muižnieks was born in Riga. He played for Rīgas ASK and won 3 Euroleague titles (1958, 1959, 1960) and 4 Soviet national championships (1955, 1956, 1957, 1958). Honoured Master of Sport of the USSR (1959).

Playing for Soviet national team, Muižnieks won 3 gold medals at Eurobasket 1957, Eurobasket 1959, Eurobasket 1961, and 3 silver medals at the Olympic Games (1956, 1960, 1964).

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  1. Web site: Mūžībā aizgājis leģendārais basketbolists Valdis Muižnieks . 29 November 2013 . Apollo.lv . 2013-11-30.