Mārtiņš Kozlovskis
Latvian basketball referee (born 1986)
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Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (Riga, 9 September 1986) is a Latvian international basketball referee, licensed by FIBA since 2007, who has officiated at the Olympic Games, the World Cup, EuroBasket, and top-level European competitions.[1][2][3][4][5]
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Kozlovskis in the FIBA BCL held in Athens (2025) | |
| Personal information | |
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| Born | September 9, 1986 |
Career
Kozlovskis began refereeing in Latvia in the late 1990s and became a FIBA-licensed official in 2007. He has since developed into one of the leading referees from the Baltic region.[6]
He was named among the referees for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Basketball Tournament (played in 2021).[1]
Kozlovskis officiated at both the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup and the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup, where he refereed games in the preliminary and knockout rounds.[7]
He has also been appointed to major European competitions, including the EuroBasket 2022 tournament and the upcoming EuroBasket 2025.[2]
Beyond international tournaments, Kozlovskis has refereed in European club competitions such as the Basketball Champions League and the FIBA Europe Cup.[8]
Recognition
In 2021, Kozlovskis was honored as the "Basketball Referee of the Year" by the Latvian Basketball Association.[6]
