Agnis Čavars

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Agnis Čavars
Čavars in 2021
Personal information
Born (1986-07-31) 31 July 1986 (age 38)
Ķekava, Latvia
NationalityLatvian
Listed height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Listed weight98 kg (216 lb)
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's 3x3 basketball
Representing  Latvia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Team
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2019 Amsterdam Team
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Vienna Team
Europe Cup
Gold medal – first place 2017 Amsterdam
Silver medal – second place 2018 Bucharest
Silver medal – second place 2022 Graz

Agnis Čavars (born 31 July 1986) is a Latvian basketball player for the Latvian 3x3 national team.[1]

He represented Latvia at the 2020 Summer Olympics and together with Jeļena Ostapenko was delegation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.[2][3] Čavars was part of the gold medal winning team that included Nauris Miezis, Kārlis Pauls Lasmanis, and Edgars Krūmiņš, and defeated the Russian Olympic Committee team 21:18 in the gold medal game.[4]

Career

Classic basketball

Before transitioning to 3x3 basketball, Čavars had a career in traditional 5-on-5 basketball, playing as a

Ķeizarmežs, Barons/LMT, Valmiera Glass/VIA, and BK Jelgava.[5] During his time with Barons/LMT, Čavars won the Latvian Basketball League championship in 2010. He also played professionally abroad in Germany and Sweden.[6]

After moving to 3x3 basketball, Čavars continued playing traditional basketball, competing for BK Ķekava in Latvia's

U-20
European Championships.

3x3 Basketball

Čavars made his mark on the international stage in

Kārlis Pauls Lasmanis, and Edgars Krūmiņš, won the gold medal, defeating the Russian Olympic Committee team 21:18 in the final. This victory marked Latvia's first Olympic gold medal in nine years and was the first-ever Olympic gold in 3x3 basketball history.[7][8]

Čavars was also one of Latvia's flag bearers at the Olympic opening ceremony, alongside tennis player Jeļena Ostapenko. Throughout the tournament, he contributed 28 points over ten games.

References

  1. ^ "FIBA profile". play.fiba3x3.com. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Team Roster Latvia" (PDF). olympics.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  3. ^ "CAVARS Agnis". olympics.com. Archived from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Latvia wins gold in 3x3 Olympic basketball tournament". Latvian Information Agency. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Agnis Čavars – LBL – Basket.lv". www1.basket.lv. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
  6. ^ Proballers. "Agnis Cavars, Basketball Player, Stats, Height, Age". Proballers. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
  7. ^ "Latvia beats ROC to inaugural men's 3x3 basketball gold; Serbs bag bronze". International Olympic Committee. 29 July 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-07-28. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
  8. ^ "Tokija 2020: basketbolists Agnis Čavars nesīs Latvijas karogu atklāšanas ceremonijā". www.delfi.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2024-09-11.
Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for  Latvia
(with Jeļena Ostapenko)
Tokyo 2020
Succeeded by