Miķelis Reinis "Mike" Dancis (10 September 1939 – 29 January 2020) was a Latvian-born

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player. His brother,

George Dancis Juris O. "George" Dancis (28 November 1932 – 20 April 2021) was an Australian basketball player of Latvian descent who represented Australia at the 1956 Summer Olympics. Born in Latvia, Dancis was raised in the district of Vecāķi. Dancis wa ...

, was also a basketball player. He represented Australia at the

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. Both Dancis brothers were awarded the

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on 13 September 2000.

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* * * * * * * 1939 births 2020 deaths Basketball players at the 1964 Summer Olympics Latvian emigrants to Australia Olympic basketball players for Australia Recipients of the Australian Sports Medal Basketball players from Adelaide Basketball players from Riga Latvian World War II refugees {{Australia-basketball-bio-stub