Valdis Muižnieks, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Valdis Muižnieks

basketball player

Date of Birth: 22-Feb-1935

Place of Birth: Riga, Latvia

Date of Death: 29-Nov-2013

Profession: basketball player

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Valdis Muižnieks

  • Valdis Muižnieks (February 22, 1935 – November 29, 2013) was a Latvian basketball player.Muižnieks was born in Riga.
  • He played for Rigas 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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