Latvia Basketball Association

Latvijas Basketbola Savienība
Sport Basketball
Founded 1923
President Valdis Voins
Country Latvia Latvia
Headquarters Riga
Continent Europe FIBA Europe
Official website basket.lv

Latvia Basketball Association (Latvian: Latvijas Basketbola Savienība), also known as LBS, is a national governing body of basketball in Latvia. It was founded in 1923 and was one the FIBA Europe co-founders, but due to Soviet occupation, the federation disappeared from FIBA. Its headquarters are located in Riga.[1]

Presidents

  • Fricis Ķergalvis (1923–1925)
  • Roberts Plūme (1925–1935)
  • Alfrēds Ivanovskis (1935–1936)
  • Eduards Ceplītis (1936–1937)
  • Eduards Lapiņš (1937–1940)
  • Edgars Ošiņš (1940–1941)
  • Osvalds Porietis (1942–1943)
  • Eduards Andersons (1943–1944)
  • Jānis Augusts (1944–1945)
  • Augusts Raubens (1945–1946)
  • Edgars Ošiņš (1946–1949)
  • Arnolds Brambergs (1949–1950)
  • Viesturs Baldzēns (1950–1951)
  • Ādolfs Runcis (1951–1956)
  • Miervaldis Ramāns (1956–1971)
  • Artūrs Punenovs (1971–1989)
  • Uldis Grāvītis (1989–1992)
  • Indulis Ozols (1992–1997)
  • Ojārs Kehris (1997–2011)
  • Valdis Voins (2011–present)

See also

References

  1. ↑ Federation Focus: Latvia
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