Roberts Bluķis (4 April 1913 – 14 April 1998) was a Latvian ice hockey and basketball player. Throughout his career, he played ice hockey for Rīgas US, HK ASK Rīga, and Dinamo Riga . Bluķis also played hockey for the Latvian national team at the 1936 Winter Olympics and in four World Championships. He studied at the Riga Technical University, earning a degree in engineering, and moved to Germany and then the United States after the Second World War.[1]
Roberts Bluķis | |||
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Born |
Riga, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire | 4 April 1913||
Died |
14 April 1998 San Mateo, California, United States | (aged 85)||
Position | Forward | ||
Played for |
Rīgas US HK ASK Rīga Dinamo Riga | ||
National team |
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Playing career | 1931–1950 |
References
edit- ^ "Roberts Bluķis" (in Latvian). Olimpiade.lv. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com