Herberts Kušķis

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameHerberts•Kušķis
Used nameHerberts•Kušķis
Born5 March 1913 in Rīga, Rīga (LAT)
Died29 December 1994 (aged 81 years 9 months 24 days) in Toronto, Ontario (CAN)
AffiliationsASK Rīga, Rīga (LAT)
NOC Latvia

Biography

Herberts Kušķis was a Latvian ice hockey player who tended goal at the 1936 Winter Olympics. He also competed at the World Championships in 1933-35 and 1938-39 and at the 1932 European Championships. Kušķis was capped 16 times for Latvia. While playing with Union Rīga (1931-34) and ASK Rīga (1934-40), he won six Latvian league titles. After World War II Kušķis moved to Canada, living in Toronto for the rest of his life.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1936 Winter Olympics Ice Hockey (Ice Hockey) LAT Herberts Kušķis
Ice Hockey, Men (Olympic) Latvia =13