(1915-01-19)19 January 1915 Jelgava, Russian Empire
Died
14 July 1944(1944-07-14) (aged 29) Near Opochka, Pskov Oblast, USSR
Nationality
Latvian
Career information
Playing career
1930s–1943
Position
Centre
Career history
Rīgas ASK
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing Latvia
EuroBasket
1935 Switzerland
National Team
1939 Lithuania
National Team
Visvaldis Melderis (19 January 1915 – 14 July 1944) was a Latvian basketball player. Melderis won a gold medal at the 1935 EuroBasket competition, becoming the first European champion. He participated also at the 1936 Summer Olympics and at the 1937 EuroBasket and EuroBasket 1939.
VisvaldisMelderis (19 January 1915 – 14 July 1944) was a Latvian basketball player. Melderis won a gold medal at the 1935 EuroBasket competition, becoming...
Herberts Gubiņš Mārtiņš Liepa as Mārtiņš Grundmanis Mārtiņš Počs as VisvaldisMelderis Jānis Vimba as Jānis Lidmanis Artūrs Putniņš as Eduards Andersons...
Budriūnas, Vytautas Lesčinskas (Coach: Pranas Lubinas) 2. Latvia: VisvaldisMelderis, Kārlis Arents, Jānis Graudiņš, Teodors Grīnbergs, Maksis Kazāks,...
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