Latvia men's national 3x3 team
The Latvia men's national 3x3 team is a national basketball team of Latvia, governed by the Latvian Basketball Association. It represents the country in international 3x3 (3 against 3) basketball competitions. The team won the first ever Olympic men's tournament in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, beating the Russian Olympic Committee team in the gold medal final.[1]
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| National federation | LBS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Appearances | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals |  Gold: 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIBA 3x3 World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals |  Silver: 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIBA Europe 3x3 Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | Gold: 2017
Silver: 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Other honors include the gold at the 2017 European Championships in Amsterdam, silver at the 2019 World Championship and the 2018 European Championship, as well as bronze medals at the 2021 Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
The first game of streetball in Latvia took place on 29 May 1993 upon the start of the Adidas Streetball tournament in Riga. The first Latvian championship was organized by the LBA in 2012 and the same year - the first national team.[2]
Competitions
Olympic Games
| Year | Position | Pld | W | L | |
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 2020 Tokyo | 1st | 10 | 7 | 3 | |
 2024 Paris | Future competitions | ||||
 2028 Los Angeles | |||||
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| Total | 1/1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | |
3x3 World Cup
| Year | Position | Pld | W | L | Players |
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 2012 Greece | 18th | 5 | 1 | 4 | Jonāts, Kanbergs, Krūmiņš, Mizis |
 2014 Russia | Did not qualify | ||||
 2016 China | |||||
| 2017 France | |||||
 2018 Philippines | Quarterfinal | 5 | 4 | 1 | Čavars, Krūmiņš, Lasmanis, Miezis |
 2019 Netherlands | 2nd  | 7 | 4 | 3 | Čavars, Krūmiņš, Lasmanis, Miezis |
| Total | 3/6 | 17 | 9 | 8 | |
3x3 Europe Cup
| Year | Position | Pld | W | L | Players |
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 2014 Romania | Qualifying - Quarterfinals | 6 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2016 Romania | Qualifying - Quarterfinals | 5 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2017 Netherlands | 1st  | 5 | 4 | 1 | Čavars, Krūmiņš, Lasmanis, Miezis[3] |
| 2018 Romania | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 1 | Čavars, Krūmiņš, Lasmanis, Miezis |
 2019 Hungary | 10th | 2 | 0 | 2 | Čavars, Krūmiņš, Lasmanis, Miezis |
| 2021 France | 20th (Qualifying - Quarterfinals) | 3 | 1 | 2 | Apsītis, Dubults, Gūtmanis, Žunda[4] |
| Total | 3/6 | 12 | 8 | 6 |
Roster
The roster for the 2020 Summer Olympics:[5]
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References
- "Latvia strikes gold in Tokyo!". eng.lsm.lv. 2021-07-21. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "3x3 basketbols Latvijā". Latvian National Encyclopedia (in Latvian). Retrieved 2021-11-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Latvia Men at 2017 FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup
- Latvia - FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup 2021 - FIBA.basketball
- IOC. "Tokyo 2020 Men Results - Olympic 3x3-basketball". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
External links
- Official website (in Latvian)
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