Jānis Krūmiņš

Soviet basketball player (1930-1994) · Latvia · On the map · Basketball Players · Died at 64

Jānis Krūmiņš was a Soviet-Latvian professional basketball player. Helped by his height, he was the first giant center that dominated under European baskets, for years.

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Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR

Order of the Badge of Honour

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As a player of the senior Soviet Union national basketball team, Krūmiņš won 3 gold medals at the 1959, 1961, and 1963 EuroBaskets, as well as 3 silver medals at the 1956, 1960, and 1964 Summer Olympic Games.

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