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Eurobasket 1937
The 1937 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1937, was the second FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA. Eight national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) took part in the competition. Defending champions Latvia hosted the tournament, held in Riga. Results First round The preliminary round consisted of the eight teams being separated into two groups of four. Each group played a round-robin format tournament, with the top two teams in each group advancing to the semifinals and the bottom two playing in the lower classification matches. Wins counted for 2 points, losses for 1 point. Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Note: Egypt originally won against Italy 31–28, but due to a referee's error, FIBA declared the game null and void, and ordered a replay. Egypt objected to the ruling and did not appear for the replay before withdrawing from the tournament. Group B ---- ---- ---- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riga
Riga ( ) is the capital, Primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Latvia, largest city of Latvia. Home to 591,882 inhabitants (as of 2025), the city accounts for a third of Latvia's total population. The population of Riga Planning Region, Riga metropolitan area, which stretches beyond the city limits, is estimated at 847,162 (as of 2025). The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava (river), Daugava river where it meets the Baltic Sea. Riga's territory covers and lies above sea level on a flat and sandy plain. Riga was founded in 1201, and is a former Hanseatic League member. Riga's historical centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, noted for its Art Nouveau/Jugendstil architecture and 19th century wooden architecture. Riga was the European Capital of Culture in 2014, along with Umeå in Sweden. Riga hosted the 2006 Riga summit, 2006 NATO Summit, the Eurovision Song Contest 2003, the 2013 World Women's Curling Championship, and the 2006 IIHF Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zenonas Puzinauskas
Zenonas Puzinauskas (March 4, 1920 – July 16, 1995) was a Lithuanians, Lithuanian basketball player. He won two gold medals with the Lithuania men's national basketball team, Lithuania national basketball team during EuroBasket 1937 and EuroBasket 1939. Biography Zenonas was born in Kaunas. He graduated from Kaunas Jėzuitai Gymnasium and from Vytautas Magnus University. In 1935, he started to play basketball for the Kaunas "Grandies" club. He played for the Lithuanian national basketball team twice (EuroBasket 1937, 1937, EuroBasket 1939, 1939) and became EuroBasket, Europe champion both times. Aside from being the youngest player on the team, he was also a scholar athlete. In 1944 he moved to Austria and later to Germany. He worked as an interpreter in the United States Army and played for the Kempton ''Šarūnas'' Lithuanian emigrants basketball team. He was an active Refugee#World War II and UNHCR, war refugee sport organizer. In 1947, in Augsburg, he was nominated as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergio Paganella
Sergio Paganella (August 1, 1911 – June 2, 1992) was an Italian basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was born in Mantua (Lombardy) and died in Milan Milan ( , , ; ) is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, the largest city in Italy by urban area and the List of cities in Italy, second-most-populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of nea .... Paganella was part of the Italian basketball team, which finished seventh in the Olympic tournament. He played four matches. External linkspart 7 the basketball tournament 1911 births 1992 deaths Italian men's basketball players Olympic basketball players for Italy Basketball players at the 1936 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Mantua 20th-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camillo Marinone
Camillo is an Italian masculine given name, descended from Latin Camillus. Its Slavic cognate is Kamil. People *Camillo Agrippa, Italian Renaissance fencer, architect, engineer and mathematician *Camillo Almici (1714–1779), Italian priest, theologian and literary critic * Camillo Astalli (1616–1663), Italian cardinal *Camillo Benso, conte di Cavour (1810–1861), a leading figure in the movement toward Italian unification, founder of the original Italian Liberal Party and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia *Camillo Berlinghieri (1590 or 1605–1635), Italian painter * Camillo Berneri (1897–1937), Italian professor of philosophy, anarchist militant, propagandist and theorist * Camillo Boccaccino (1546), Italian painter *Camillo Boito (1836–1914), Italian architect, engineer, art critic, art historian and novelist *Camillo Borghese (1550–1621), Pope Paul V, the Pope who persecuted Galileo Galilei * Camillo Borghese, 6th Prince of Sulmona (1775–1832), b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giancarlo Marinelli
Giancarlo Marinelli (4 December 1915 – 12 May 1987) was an Italian basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics and the 1948 Summer Olympics. He was born in Bologna Bologna ( , , ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in northern Italy. It is the List of cities in Italy, seventh most populous city in Italy, with about 400,000 inhabitants and 150 different nationalities. Its M .... Marinelli was part of the Italian basketball team, which finished seventh in the Olympic tournament. He played four matches. References External links * part 7 the basketball tournament 1915 births 1987 deaths Italian basketball coaches Italian men's basketball players Olympic basketball players for Italy Basketball players at the 1936 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 1948 Summer Olympics Basketball players from Bologna Virtus Bologna coaches 20th-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emilio Giassetti
Emilio Giassetti (February 11, 1906 – July 4, 1957) was an Italian basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was born in Trieste Trieste ( , ; ) is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is the capital and largest city of the Regions of Italy#Autonomous regions with special statute, autonomous region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, as well as of the Province of Trieste, .... Giassetti was part of the Italian basketball team that finished seventh in the Olympic tournament. He played four matches. References part 7 the basketball tournament 1906 births 1957 deaths [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galeazzo Dondi
Galeazzo Dondi (19 March 1915 – 22 October 2004) was an Italian basketball player. He competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as Berlin 1936, were an international multi-sport event held from 1 to 16 August 1936 in Berlin, then capital of Nazi Germany. Berlin won the bid to .... Dondi died on 22 October 2004, at the age of 89. References 1915 births 2004 deaths Italian men's basketball players Olympic basketball players for Italy Basketball players at the 1936 Summer Olympics Basketball players from Bologna 20th-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambrogio Bessi
Ambrogio Bessi (1 July 1915 – 12 August 1997) was an Italian basketball player. He competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as Berlin 1936, were an international multi-sport event held from 1 to 16 August 1936 in Berlin, then capital of Nazi Germany. Berlin won the bid to .... References 1915 births 1997 deaths Italian men's basketball players Olympic basketball players for Italy Basketball players at the 1936 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Trieste 20th-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Livio Franceschini
Livio Franceschini (14 April 1913 – 20 November 1975) was an Italian basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was born and died in Trieste. Franceschini was part of the Italian basketball team that finished seventh in the Basketball at the 1936 Summer Olympics, Olympic tournament. He played four matches. References External links * part 7 the basketball tournament 1913 births 1975 deaths Italian men's basketball players Olympic basketball players for Italy Basketball players at the 1936 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Trieste 20th-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugenijus Nikolskis
Eugenijus Nikolskis (24 November 1917 – 26 October 1992) was a Lithuanian basketball and table tennis player. He won two gold medals with the Lithuania national basketball team during EuroBasket 1937 and EuroBasket 1939. Biography During World War I his parents moved to Russian Empire where Nikolskis was born. In 1922 he returned to Lithuania and attended Kaunas Jėzuitai Gymnasium, which he graduated in 1936. He also served in the Lithuanian Army. Nikolskis played table tennis and won Lithuania table tennis competition multiple times, been CJSO member. In 1939, in Cairo, he participated in table tennis world championship with Lithuania national team and finished 4th. From 1936 he also played basketball and was invited to Lithuania national basketball team two times. He played for Small forward position and became EuroBasket champion twice in EuroBasket 1937 and EuroBasket 1939. Nikolskis worked at various Kaunas companies, after World War II he moved to Vilnius and there b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonas Petrauskas
Leonas Eugenijus Petrauskas (1919 – 18 July 1994) was a Lithuanians, Lithuanian basketball player. He won two gold medals with the Lithuania men's national basketball team, Lithuania national basketball team during EuroBasket 1937 and EuroBasket 1939. Lithuanian Basketball Research. Career Leonas Petrauskas worked as a Physician, Doctor at the Engadine Medical Group, 1107 Old Prince's Highway (corner of Boronia Avenue), Engadine, New South Wales, Engadine, New South Wales, NSW, Australia. Engadine Medical Group also had a smaller practice at Heathcote, NSW, Australia.[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Česlovas Daukša
Česlovas Daukša (born 1916, date of death unknown) was a Lithuanian basketball player. He won gold medal with Lithuania national basketball team during EuroBasket 1937. Biography Daukša born in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire. After returning to Lithuania with his parents, he graduated six classes in Kaunas Aušra gymnasium. Later he worked at "Spindulys" printing house. Despite playing football from an early age, in 1935 he became a basketball player and in the same year, he debuted in Lithuania national basketball team during painful loss to Latvia. After Konstantinas Savickas began training Lithuania national team, Lithuania game play improved drastically. Daukša was a member of Lithuania national team during EuroBasket 1937 and won gold medal with it. After World War II, he worked at Republican Physical Education and Sport Committee and other sports organizations. He retired in 1987 and later lived in Kaunas Kaunas (; ) is the second-largest city in Lithuania ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
