Jānis Krūmiņš
Jānis Krūmiņš (30 January 1930 – 20 November 1994) was a Soviet-Latvian professional basketball player. Helped by his height (about 220 cm, or 7'3"), he was the first giant center that dominated under European baskets, for years. 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.
Jānis Krūmiņš at the 1960 Summer Olympics. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 30 January 1930 Raiskums Parish, Latvia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 November 1994 (aged 64) Riga, Latvia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Latvian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 2.20 m (7 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 141 kg (311 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing career | 1954–1969 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Center | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1954–1964 | Rīgas ASK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1964–1969 | VEF Rīga | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A Russian poll that was conducted in 2006, named Krūmiņš as the 3rd most popular Soviet men's basketball player of all time, after Arvydas Sabonis and Vladimir Tkachenko.
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