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Roberts Bluķis

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Roberts Bluķis
Born (1913-04-04)April 4, 1913
Riga, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire
Died April 14, 1998(1998-04-14) (aged 85)
San Mateo, California, United States
Position Forward
Played for Rīgas US
HK ASK Rīga
Dinamo Riga
National team  Latvia
Playing career 1931–1950

Roberts Bluķis (4 April 1913 – 14 April 1998) was a Latvian ice hockey and basketball player. In ice hockey he played for Rīgas US, HK ASK Rīga, and Dinamo Riga during his career. Bluķis also played for the Latvian national team at the 1936 Winter Olympics and 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]

References

  1. ^ "Roberts Bluķis" (in Latvian). Olimpiade.lv. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
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