Nauris Miezis

Nauris Miezis
	Miezis in 2021
Personal information
Born	31 March 1991 (age 33); Ķekava, Latvia
Nationality	Latvian
Listed height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Listed weight	90 kg (198 lb)
Career information
NBA draft	2013: undrafted
Position	Guard
Career highlights and awards
	Olympic Games winner (2020); FIBA 3x3 World Cup Team of the Tournament (2023); FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup winner (2017); FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup MVP (2017); FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup Team of the Tournament (2017); FIBA 3x3 World Tour winner (2020); FIBA 3x3 World Tour MVP (2020);
Men's 3x3 basketball
Representing Latvia
Olympic Games
World Cup
Europe Cup

Nauris Miezis (born 31 March 1991) is a Latvian basketball player for the Latvian 3x3 national team.^[1]^[2]

He represented Latvia at the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[3]^[4] and was one of the four players in the team who won the gold medal by defeating the Russian Olympic Committee team 21 to 18.^[5]

In 2024, Miezis was the first person to win as part of Rīgas Zeļļi's center shot halftime competition at the team's 12th home game.^[6]

References

^ "Eurobasket profile". basketball.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
^ "FIBA profile". play.fiba3x3.com. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
^ "Team Roster Latvia" (PDF). olympics.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
^ "MIEZIS Nauris". olympics.com. Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
^ "Latvia wins gold in 3x3 Olympic basketball tournament". LETA. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
^ "Olimpiskais čempions Miezis rāda priekšzīmi, uzvarot zeļļu centra metiena konkursā". Sportacentrs.com (in Latvian). 14 January 2024. Retrieved 6 November 2024.

External links

Nauris Miezis at FIBA.com (archived)
Nauris Miezis at fiba3x3.com
Nauris Miezis at Eurobasket.com
Nauris Miezis at RealGM
Nauris Miezis at Proballers
Nauris Miezis at the Latvijas Olimpiskā komiteja (in Latvian) (English translation)

Olympic Games
Preceded by Jeļena Ostapenko Agnis Čavars	Flagbearer for Latvia Paris 2024 With: Tīna Graudiņa	Succeeded by Incumbent

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[1] "Eurobasket profile". basketball.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 25 July 2021.

[2] "FIBA profile". play.fiba3x3.com. Retrieved 25 July 2021.

[3] "Team Roster Latvia" (PDF). olympics.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.

[4] "MIEZIS Nauris". olympics.com. Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.

[5] "Latvia wins gold in 3x3 Olympic basketball tournament". LETA. Retrieved 28 July 2021.

[6] "Olimpiskais čempions Miezis rāda priekšzīmi, uzvarot zeļļu centra metiena konkursā". Sportacentrs.com (in Latvian). 14 January 2024. Retrieved 6 November 2024.

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Authority control databases
International	VIAF
National	Latvia