Jānis Vilsons (born 10 January 1944 in Beja, Alūksne Municipality) is a Soviet former

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player who competed for the

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in the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...

. In 1972 he was part of the Soviet team which finished fifth in the Olympic tournament. He played three matches.

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* * * * 1944 births Living people Latvian male handball players Soviet male handball players Olympic handball players for the Soviet Union Handball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics People from Alūksne Municipality {{Latvia-handball-bio-stub