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| Born | 11 February 1937 Riga, Latvia | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 5 November 2023 (aged 86) | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Latvian | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
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Cēzars Ozers (11 February 1937 – 5 November 2023), also known as Tsezar Eduardovich Ozers ( Russian: Цезар Эдуардович Озерс), was a Soviet and Latvian basketball player. He played as a point guard. Ozers won a silver medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics. [1] He died on 5 November 2023, at the age of 86. [2]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Cēzars Ozers". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
- ^ "Ушел из жизни титулованный латвийский баскетболист Цезарc Озерс" [Titled Latvian basketball player Cezars Ozers has passed away]. bb.lv (in Russian). 5 November 2023.
External links
- Cezars Ozers at FIBA
- Cezars Ozers international stats at Basketball-Reference.com
- Cēzars Ozers at the Latvijas Olimpiskā komiteja (in Latvian) ( English translation, archive)
- Cēzars Ozer at Olympedia
- Tsezar Ozer at Olympics.com
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