Visvaldis Melderis
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 19 January 1915 | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 July 1944 (aged 29) | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Latvian | |||||||||||||||||
| Career information | ||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1930s–1943 | |||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre | |||||||||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rīgas ASK | ||||||||||||||||||
Medals
| ||||||||||||||||||
Visvaldis Melderis (19 January 1915 – 14 July 1944) was a Latvian basketball player. Melderis won a gold medal at the 1935 EuroBasket competition, becoming the first European champion. He participated also at the 1936 Summer Olympics and at the 1937 EuroBasket and EuroBasket 1939.