Mike Dancis
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Miķelis Reinis Dancis |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 10 September 1939 Riga, Latvia |
| Died | 29 January 2020 (aged 80) Adelaide, South Australia |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Basketball |
Miķelis Reinis "Mike" Dancis (10 September 1939 – 29 January 2020[1]) was a Latvian-born Australian basketball player. His brother, George Dancis, was also a basketball player. He represented Australia at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[2][3] Both Dancis brothers were awarded the Australian Sports Medal on 13 September 2000.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Legacy Latvian Olympian dies at 80 in Australia". Public Broadcasting of Latvia. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mike Dancis". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ^ The Night They Drove Old Lindsay Down
- ^ "Mr Mikelis DANCIS". It's an Honour. Australian Government. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ "Boti Nagy | Mike Dancis, the original Adelaide giant, has died".
External links
[edit]- Mike Dancis international stats at Basketball-Reference.com
- Mike Dancis at FIBA (archived)
- Mikelis Reinis Dancis at FIBA (archived)
- Mike Dancis at Olympedia
- Mikelis Dancis at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Miķelis Dancis at the Latvijas Olimpiskā komiteja (in Latvian) (English translation, archive)
- Mikelis Reinis Dancis at Olympics.com
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- 1939 births
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- 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
- Australian basketball biography stubs