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George Dancis
	Dancis playing basketball for South Australia
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Full name	Juris O. Dancis
Nationality	Australian
Born	28 November 1932; Riga, Latvia
Died	20 April 2021 (aged 88); Adelaide, South Australia
Sport
Sport	Basketball

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Juris O. "George" Dancis (28 November 1932 – 20 April 2021)^[1] was an Australian basketball player of Latvian descent who represented Australia at the 1956 Summer Olympics.^[2]

Born in Latvia, Dancis was raised in the district of Vecāķi. Dancis was married to Liesma, and they had a son, Pēteris. Dancis' younger brother, Miķelis Dancis, was also a member of the Australian Basketball team. Dancis and his family resided in Adelaide, South Australia.

On 13 September 2000, Dancis and his brother Mike were awarded the Australian Sports Medal.^[3] In 2006, he was inducted into the Australian Basketball Hall of Fame.^[4]^[5]

References

^ "Vale George Dancis". Basketball Australia. 21 April 2021. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
^ "George Dancis Bio, Stats, and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
^ "Mr George DANCIS". It's an Honour. Australian Government. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
^ "George Dancis - Basketball Australia". Basketball Australia. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
^ "Basketball Australia: George Dancis". Basketball Australia. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.

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[1] "Vale George Dancis". Basketball Australia. 21 April 2021. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.

[2] "George Dancis Bio, Stats, and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.

[asm-3] "Mr George DANCIS". It's an Honour. Australian Government. Retrieved 30 January 2020.

[4] "George Dancis - Basketball Australia". Basketball Australia. Retrieved 20 September 2014.

[5] "Basketball Australia: George Dancis". Basketball Australia. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.

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