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Basketball At The 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 3x3 Tournament
The 2020 Summer Olympics men's 3x3 basketball tournament in Tokyo, began on 24 and ended on 28 July 2021. All games were played at the Aomi Urban Sports Park. It was originally scheduled to be held in 2020, but on 24 March 2020, the Olympics were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result of this pandemic, the games were played behind closed doors. Latvia won the title after defeating the Russian Olympic Committee team in the final, while Serbia captured the bronze medal over Belgium. The medals for the competition were presented by Nenad Lalović, Serbia; IOC Executive Board Member, and the medalists' bouquets were presented by Andreas Zagklis, Greece; FIBA Secretary General. Format The eight teams played a round robin. The teams placed first and second in group qualified for the semi-finals. The teams three to six played a playoff. After that, a knockout system was used. Competition schedule Qualification Roster Referees The following 12 referees ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 million residents ; the city proper has a population of 13.99 million people. Located at the head of Tokyo Bay, the prefecture forms part of the Kantō region on the central coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island. Tokyo serves as Japan's economic center and is the seat of both the Japanese government and the Emperor of Japan. Originally a fishing village named Edo, the city became politically prominent in 1603, when it became the seat of the Tokugawa shogunate. By the mid-18th century, Edo was one of the most populous cities in the world with a population of over one million people. Following the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the imperial capital in Kyoto was moved to Edo, which was renamed "Tokyo" (). Tokyo was devastate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goran Vojkić
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Jessey Voorn
Jessey Voorn (born 17 March 1990 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch professional basketball player who last played for Heroes Den Bosch. Voorn is 6 ft 4 tall and plays the shooting guard position. Professional career Voorn started his professional career with ABC Amsterdam in 2007, where he was mainly on the bench at first. With Amsterdam he won the Dutch championship in 2009. When the club was forced to play without foreign players, Voorn got major minutes with ABC. In the 2010-11 season Voorn averaged 13.7 points per game in the Dutch Basketball League. After his break-out season, the club from Amsterdam went bankrupt and Voorn went to Groningen to play for the GasTerra Flames. After the 2013–14 season, Voorn left Groningen. He signed with Canarias Basketball Academy in January 2015. For the 2014–15 season, Voorn signed with Landstede Basketbal. On 1 July 2016, he signed a two-year deal with Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden. On 14 June 2018, Voorn signed a two-year contract wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arvin Slagter
Arvin Slagter (born 19 September 1985) is a Dutch basketball player who plays for the Netherlands men's national 3x3 team. Slagter also played for several other Dutch 5vs5 teams in his career, including Rotterdam, Bergen op Zoom, Leiden and Groningen. Slagter usually plays the point guard or shooting guard position and is also a member of the Dutch national basketball team since 2006. He is currently a member of the 3X3 Dutch National Team. Slagter is the all-time leader in assists (1,614) in the Dutch Basketball League. Career Rotterdam (2003–2007) Slagter played his first seasons for Rotterdam Basketbal. In 2006 he was named the MVP under 23. West-Brabant Giants (2007–2010) Slagter left Rotterdam in 2007 for WCAA Giants in Bergen op Zoom. In 2010 he reached the DBL Finals with the Giants. ZZ Leiden (2010–2013) After the 2009–10 season Slagter went to Leiden to play for Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden. In three seasons with Leiden he won the DBL twice, the Dutch Supercup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dimeo Van Der Horst
Dimeo van der Horst (born 23 June 1991) is a Dutch 3x3 basketball player who plays for the Netherlands men's national 3x3 team. Standing at 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in), Van der Horst primarily plays as point guard. Born in Amsterdam, he played 11 seasons of professional basketball in the Dutch Basketball League for four different clubs. Professional career Amsterdam Van der Horst started his professional career in 2007 with Amsterdam Basketball, making his debut in a friendly game during the Haarlem Basketball Week, at age 16. He was given a place on the roster of the senior team in 2008–09 by coach Arik Shivek. On 9 October 2008, Van der Horst made his debut in the Eredivisie, scoring 3 points against the West-Brabant Giants. He won the 2008 and 2009 national championship with Amsterdam. In 2011, the club was declared bankrupt, forcing Van der Horst to find a new club. Matrixx Magixx Van der Horst signed with the West-Brabant Giants in July 2011. However, the Giants were als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ross Bekkering
Ross Bekkering (born August 19, 1987) is a former Canadian-Dutch professional basketball player. Bekkering played in the Dutch Basketball League. Bekkering is the younger brother of Henry Bekkering, who was a professional basketball player as well. He played collegiately for Calgary, where he played five years. In 2010, he started his professional career in the Netherlands with ZZ Leiden, winning the Dutch Basketball League in his rookie year. The following year, he signed with Matrixx Magixx. After one year he returned to Leiden, where he won another DBL title in 2013. Afterwards, he played three years with league rival Donar, where he added two more championships. He retired in 2016. Four years after his retirement, in 2020, Bekkering played 3x3 basketball for the Netherlands national team. He represented the country at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. Professional career Bekkering started his professional career with Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden in 2010. With Leiden Bekkering won the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raimonds Feldmanis
Raimonds Feldmanis (born 4 April 1982 in Rīga) is a Latvian former professional basketball player and professional basketball coach who helped Latvian 3x3 national team win gold medals in 2020 Summer Olympics. Playing career Feldmanis was a professional basketball player having played domestically for teams in Latvian Basketball League. He also had stints in Spain with teams from Liga EBA. Feldmanis won Latvian Basketball League title in 2010 with BK Barons. Coaching career Feldmanis worked with professional and youth national teams in Latvia, developed several top European prospects, such as Rodions Kurucs. In 2017, Feldmanis won Latvian championship with VEF Rīga. In February 2018, Feldmanis coached VEF Skola at the Big Baller Brand International Tournament where his team debuted by erasing 29-point first quarter deficit in a game against Vytautas Prienai–Birštonas, a team that had LaMelo Ball on its roster. Feldmanis was part of the New Orleans Pelicans coaching staf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nauris Miezis
Nauris Miezis (born 31 March 1991) is a Latvian basketball player for the Latvian 3x3 national team. He represented Latvia at the 2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the .... and was one of the four players in the team which won the gold medal by defeating the Russian Olympic Committee team 21 to 18. References External links * * 1991 births Living people 3x3 basketball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Guards (basketball) Latvian men's basketball players Latvian men's 3x3 basketball players Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Latvia Olympic medalists in 3x3 basketball Olympic 3x3 basketball players for Latvia People from Ķekava Municipality {{Latvia-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kārlis Lasmanis
Kārlis Pauls Lasmanis (born 8 April 1994) is a Latvian basketball player for the Latvian 3x3 national team. He represented Latvia at the 2020 Summer Olympics, sinking the game-winning two-pointer that won Latvia the gold medal. With 76 points, he was the top scorer of the tournament. His father, Uģis Lasmanis Uģis Lasmanis (born 29 July 1967) is a Latvian rower. He competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly refer ... is a former rower who participated in two Olympics, while his sister, Rūta Kate Lasmane is a long jumper and triple jumper. References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lasmanis, Karlis 1994 births Living people 3x3 basketball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Centers (basketball) Latvian men's basketball players Latvian men's 3x3 basketball players Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edgars Krūmiņš (basketball)
Edgars Krūmiņš (born 16 October 1985) is a Latvian basketball player for the Latvian 3x3 national team. He represented Latvia at the 2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the .... Despite Krūmiņš suffering an injury late in the game, Latvia won the gold medal by defeating the Russian Olympic Committee team 21 to 18. References External links * * * 1985 births Living people 3x3 basketball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Forwards (basketball) Guards (basketball) Latvian expatriate basketball people in Estonia Latvian men's basketball players Latvian men's 3x3 basketball players Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Latvia Olympic medalists in 3x3 basketball Olympic 3x3 basketball players of Latvia Spo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agnis Čavars
Agnis Čavars (born 31 July 1986) is a Latvian basketball player for the Latvian 3x3 national team. He represented Latvia at the 2020 Summer Olympics and together with Jeļena Ostapenko was delegation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. Čavars was part of the gold medal winning team that included Nauris Miezis, Kārlis Pauls Lasmanis, and Edgars Krūmiņš Edgars Roberts Krūmiņš (21 August 1909 – unknown) was a Latvian chess player. Biography In 1926, Edgars Krūmiņš graduated from the Second City Gymnasium in Riga. In 1929, he entered the Faculty of Mathematics in University of Latvia, wh ..., and defeated the Russian Olympic Committee team 21:18 in the gold medal game. References External links * * 1986 births Living people 3x3 basketball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Latvian men's basketball players Latvian men's 3x3 basketball players Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Latvia Olympic medalists in 3x3 ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Zuev (basketball)
Alexander Lvovich Zuev ( rus, Александр Львович Зуев, , ɐlʲɪˈksandr ˈzu(ɪ̯)ɪf; born 4 October 1996) is a Russian basketball player for the Russian 3x3 national team. He was born in 1996 in Berezniki. At the age of twelve he moved to Perm, where he played in the club "Olimpiets" with which he twice won silver medals of the Russian championship. In 2012 he was invited to the youth team of the club "Khimki", in his first season with the team won the national championship and took second place in the European Youth Basketball League. Zuev had even better season with Khimki: He received gold awards of Youth Basketball League and European Youth Basketball League (U20). Combined basketball and 3x3 basketball and at some point in his career, opted for the latter. Moved to the club "Gagarin" Zuev became 2-time winner of Russian Cup and 2020 Russian Champion. Soon won a place in the main roster of the national 3x3 basketball team. He represented Russian Olymp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
