Valdis Muižnieks

Valdis Muižnieks
Personal information
BornFebruary 22, 1935
Riga, Latvia
DiedNovember 29, 2013
NationalityLatvian
Listed height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Listed weight77 kg (170 lb)
Career information
Playing career1951–1969
PositionShooting guard
Career history
1951Dinamo Riga
1954–1964Rīgas ASK
1964–1969Rigas VEF
Career highlights
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
1956 MelbourneTeam Competition
1960 RomeTeam Competition
1964 TokyoTeam Competition
EuroBasket
1957 BulgariaSoviet Union
1959 TurkeySoviet Union
1961 YugoslaviaSoviet Union

Valdis Muižnieks (February 22, 1935 – November 29, 2013) was a Latvian basketball player.

Muižnieks was born in Riga. He played for Rīgas ASK and won 3 Euroleague titles (1958, 1959, 1960) and 4 Soviet national championships (1955, 1956, 1957, 1958). Honoured Master of Sport of the USSR (1959).

Playing for Soviet national team, Muižnieks won 3 gold medals at Eurobasket 1957, Eurobasket 1959, Eurobasket 1961, and 3 silver medals at the Olympic Games (1956, 1960, 1964).