|
Blicavs
Blicavs (pronounced Blitzavs) is a surname of Latvian descent, common to a well-known sporting family of Australia.Radcliffe, Damien (February 23, 2017)''Geelong Cats community camp sees players go to Diversitat'' Geelong Advertiser. Retrieved 2017-11-11. People with the surname * Andris Blicavs (born 1954), retired Australian basketball player * Ilze Blicavs (m. Nagy), retired Australian basketball player * Karen Ogden (m. Blicavs), retired Australian basketball player * Mark Blicavs (born 1991), current Australian rules footballer * Sara Blicavs (born 1993), current Australian basketball player * Stephanie Blicavs Stephanie Blicavs (née Cumming; born 26 July 1990) is an Australian professional basketball player. Career WNBL Raised in Dandenong and playing for Rangers junior team, Blicavs joined the WNBL squad in 2006. She then gained a scholarship Aust ... (''nee'' Cumming - born 1990), current Australian basketball player References {{surname-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sara Blicavs
Sara Blicavs ( lv, Sāra Blicava; born 15 February 1993) is an Australian professional basketball player. She currently plays for the Southside Flyers in the WNBL Blicavs was a member of the Australian Women's basketball team (Opals) at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The Opals were eliminated after losing to the USA in the quarterfinals. Career Blicavs plays in the guard or forward positions. WNBL Blicavs began her career, playing for the Australian Institute of Sport. After a brief stint with the Dandenong Rangers, Blicavs moved to the Bendigo Spirit. There, she won her first WNBL championship. For the 2015–16 WNBL season, Blicavs returned to the Dandenong Rangers. Blicavs has been re-signed for a third season with the Rangers. National team Youth level Blicavs made her international debut with the Under-17 program at the FIBA Oceania Under-16 Championship in 2009. She would then go on to represent Australia at the FIBA Under-17 World Championship in France, where Australia plac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Blicavs
Mark Blicavs ( ; born 28 March 1991) is a professional Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He made his debut for the club in round one of the 2013 AFL season. Early life Blicavs' parents were both born overseas – his father was born in New Zealand to Latvian parents, and his mother was born on the isle of Jersey. Both of his parents represented Australia at basketball. His father Andris Blicavs played at the 1976 Montreal Olympics and his mother Karen Ogden was a member of the team that competed at the 1983 World Championships. His brother Kris has played basketball in the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL) and his sister Sara Blicavs played in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). Prior to being recruited by Geelong, Blicavs was a middle-distance runner and steeplechaser, who attempted to qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics. Football career Blicavs was recruited by Geelong with draft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andris Blicavs
Andris Blicavs (born 30 July 1954) is an Australian retired basketball player. Biography Blicavs was born in New Zealand to Latvian immigrant parents. He grew up in Adelaide and Melbourne. His sister Ilze also played the game at elite level. Blicavs played for the Australia men's national basketball team during the 1970s. He competed for Australia at the 1974 World Championship in Puerto Rico and the 1978 World Championship in the Philippines. Blicavs also represented Australia at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal. Blicavs is married to former Opals player Karen Ogden, who represented Australia at the 1983 World Championship held in Brazil. Their son Mark was drafted by the Geelong Football Club in 2012, while their daughter Sara has played basketball for the Australian Insitiute of Sport and Dandenong Rangers. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilze Blicavs
Ilze Nagy (''née'' Blicavs) is a former Australian women's basketball player. Biography Blicavs played for the Australia women's national basketball team during the 1970s and competed for Australia at the 1975 World Championship held in Colombia. Playing in an era before the creation of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) in 1981, Blicavs played for Sturt in the South Australian competition. Blicavs won the Halls Medal for the best and fairest player in the South Australian Women's competition on two occasions; 1973 and 1984. Blicavs is married to Boti Nagy, who played basketball for South Australia at the national level during the 1970s. Their daughter, Ieva, played basketball for Troy University. Blicavs's brother, Andris Blicavs, played basketball for Australia at the 1974 and 1978 World Championships in Puerto Rico and the Philippines, as well as representing Australia at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal.FIBA Archive. Player SearchAndris Blicavs Retriev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karen Ogden
Karen Ogden (married name: Blicavs) is a former Australian women's basketball player.FIBA Archive. 1983 World Championship for WomenPlayer Profile: Karen Ogden Retrieved 2012-10-04. Biography Ogden was born on the isle of Jersey. She played for the Australia women's national basketball team during the 1980s and competed for Australia at the 1983 World Championship held in Brazil. Ogden was selected to play for Australia at the 1984 Olympic Games held in Los Angeles before a knee injury forced her to withdraw from the team.Green, Bradley (2 March 2012)''Young Cat is racing towards his dream'' The Geelong Advertiser. Retrieved 2012-10-04. In the domestic competition, Ogden played 130 games for Melbourne East and St Kilda Saints and was the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) Most Valuable Player on two occasions; 1982 and 1983. Ogden was also a key member of the St Kilda team that became the inaugural winner of the newly formed WNBL competition in 1981. In 1982, Ogden l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvia
Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the Baltic states; and is bordered by Estonia to the north, Lithuania to the south, Russia to the east, Belarus to the southeast, and shares a maritime border with Sweden to the west. Latvia covers an area of , with a population of 1.9 million. The country has a temperate seasonal climate. Its capital and largest city is Riga. Latvians belong to the ethno-linguistic group of the Balts; and speak Latvian, one of the only two surviving Baltic languages. Russians are the most prominent minority in the country, at almost a quarter of the population. After centuries of Teutonic, Swedish, Polish-Lithuanian and Russian rule, which was mainly executed by the local Baltic German aristocracy, the independent R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sport In Australia
Sport is an important part of Australia that dates back to the early colonial period. Australian rules football in Australia, Australian rules football, Rugby league in Australia, rugby league, Rugby union in Australia, rugby union, Soccer in Australia, association football, Cricket in Australia, cricket and Tennis in Australia, tennis are among the earliest organised sports in Australia. Sport has shaped the Australian national identity through events such as the Melbourne Cup and the America's Cup. Australia also holds the record for the largest attendance at a Rugby Union match with almost 110 000 watching the Australian National Rugby Union Team, Wallabies play the All Blacks in 2000. There are a number of professional sport leagues in Australia, including the Australian Football League (AFL) and AFL Women's (Australian rules football), National Rugby League (NRL) and NRL Women's Premiership, NRL Women's (rugby league), Super Rugby Pacific (Australia/New Zealand) (Rugby Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
