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Mārtiņš Grundmanis (18 November 1913 – 30 November 1944) was a Latvian basketball player. Grundmanis won a gold medal at the 1935 EuroBasket competition, becoming the first European champion. He also participated at the 1936 Summer Olympics and at the 1937 EuroBasket.[1]

Mārtiņš Grundmanis

Personal information
Born	(1913-11-18)18 November 1913
Died	30 November 1944(1944-11-30) (aged 31) Rīga, Latvian SSR
Nationality	Latvian
Career information
Playing career	early 1930s–early 1940s
Position	Defender
Career history
Rīgas ASK
Medals Men's Basketball Representing  Latvia EuroBasket 1935 Switzerland National Team

Career

In the first half of the 1930s Grundmanis played for the JKS (Latvian Christian Youth) team. He was also a member of the Latvian Christian Youth Society, and graduated from a four-year physical education program at the University of Tartu. In late 1930s Grundmanis played for the military team Rīgas ASK, and became a two time Latvian champion (1939-1940).[2]

Overall Grundmanis played 20 games for the Latvian national basketball team. During Nazi occupation of Latvia during World War II, Grundmanis was conscripted into Latvian Legion. He was taken prisoner of war by Soviet Red Army in 1944. He committed suicide on 30 November 1944 at the German POW camp in Sarkandaugava, Riga.[3]

References

На других языках

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- [en] Mārtiņš Grundmanis

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[es] Mārtiņš Grundmanis

Mārtiņš Grundmanis, (nacido el 18 de noviembre de 1913 y fallecido en el año 1945 en Riga) fue un jugador de baloncesto letón. Consiguió la medalla de oro con Letonia en el Eurobasket de Suiza 1935.

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[ru] Грундманис, Мартиньш

Ма́ртиньш Гру́ндманис (латыш. Mārtiņš Grundmanis; 18 ноября 1913— 30 ноября 1944, Рига) — латвийский баскетболист, чемпион Европы 1935 года.

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