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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] |
Ventspils
Ventspils (; german: Windau, ; see other names) is a state city in northwestern Latvia in the historical Courland region of Latvia, and is the sixth largest city in the country. At the beginning of 2020, Ventspils had a population of 33,906. It is situated on the Venta River and the Baltic Sea, and has an ice-free port. The city's name literally means "castle on the Venta", referring to the Livonian Order's castle built alongside the Venta River. Other names Ventspils was historically known as ''Windau'' in German. A Russian name from the time of the Russian Empire was ''Виндава (Vindava)'' or ''Виндау (Vindau)'' although ''Вентспилс (Ventspils)'' has been used since World War II. Some other names for the city include liv, Vǟnta and pl, Windawa. History Ventspils developed around the Livonian Order Ventspils Castle, built along the Venta River. It was chartered in 1314 and became an important mercantile city of the Hanseatic League. As part of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
