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'''Kazys Petkevičius''' (1 January 1926 – 14 October 2008)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eurobasket.lt/lt/naujienos/36894/1 |title=''Mirė legendinis Kauno "Žalgirio" žaidėjas ir treneris K.Petkevičius'' |trans-title=The legendary player of Kaunas "Žalgiris" and trainer K.Petkevičius died |website=EuroBasket.lt |language=lt |date=October 15, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081019033628/http://www.eurobasket.lt/lt/naujienos/36894/1 |archive-date=October 19, 2008 |quote=Kazys Petkevičius}}</ref> was a [[Lithuanians|Lithuanian]] [[basketball]] player who competed for the [[Soviet Union]] in the [[1952 Summer Olympics]] and in the [[1956 Summer Olympics]].<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pe/kazys-petkevicius-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203192151/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pe/kazys-petkevicius-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 3, 2016 |title=Kazys Petkevičius |access-date=June 15, 2018}}</ref> He played for [[BC Žalgiris|Žalgiris]] in [[Kaunas]] and later for [[Spartak Saint Petersburg|Spartak Leningrad]] in [[St Petersburg|Leningrad]].<ref name="Khavin">{{cite book |title=All about Olympic Games |author=Boris Khavin |publisher=[[Fizkultura i sport (publisher)|Fizkultura i sport]] |edition=2nd |pages=307 |year=1979 |location=Moscow |language=Russian}}</ref>
'''Kazys Petkevičius''' (1 January 1926 – 14 October 2008)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eurobasket.lt/lt/naujienos/36894/1 |title=''Mirė legendinis Kauno "Žalgirio" žaidėjas ir treneris K.Petkevičius'' |trans-title=The legendary player of Kaunas "Žalgiris" and trainer K.Petkevičius died |website=EuroBasket.lt |language=lt |date=October 15, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081019033628/http://www.eurobasket.lt/lt/naujienos/36894/1 |archive-date=October 19, 2008 |quote=Kazys Petkevičius}}</ref> was a [[Lithuanians|Lithuanian]] [[basketball]] player who competed for the [[Soviet Union]] in the [[1952 Summer Olympics]] and in the [[1956 Summer Olympics]].<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pe/kazys-petkevicius-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203192151/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pe/kazys-petkevicius-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 3, 2016 |title=Kazys Petkevičius |access-date=June 15, 2018}}</ref> He played for [[BC Žalgiris|Žalgiris]] in [[Kaunas]] and later for [[BC Spartak Saint Petersburg|Spartak Leningrad]] in [[Saint Petersburg|Leningrad]].<ref name="Khavin">{{cite book |title=All about Olympic Games |author=Boris Khavin |publisher=[[Fizkultura i sport (publisher)|Fizkultura i sport]] |edition=2nd |pages=307 |year=1979 |location=Moscow |language=Russian}}</ref>


Petkevičius graduated from the State Institute of Physical Education (now [[LKKA|Lithuanian Sports University]]) in 1949 and continued his post-graduate studies in Leningrad.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kaunodiena.lt/lt/?id=6&aid=34307 |title=''Apdovanotuosius Santakos garbės ženklais sveikinsime Vasario 16-ąją'' |trans-title=We will congratulate the winners of Santai Honor on February 16 |website=KaunoDiena.lt |language=lt |date=January 14, 2006 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927031008/http://www.kaunodiena.lt/lt/?id=6&aid=34307 |archivedate=September 27, 2007}}</ref>
Petkevičius graduated from the State Institute of Physical Education (now [[Lithuanian Sports University]]) in 1949 and continued his post-graduate studies in Leningrad.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kaunodiena.lt/lt/?id=6&aid=34307 |title=''Apdovanotuosius Santakos garbės ženklais sveikinsime Vasario 16-ąją'' |trans-title=We will congratulate the winners of Santai Honor on February 16 |website=KaunoDiena.lt |language=lt |date=January 14, 2006 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927031008/http://www.kaunodiena.lt/lt/?id=6&aid=34307 |archivedate=September 27, 2007}}</ref>


Until the end of his life he worked as an assistant coach for the Lithuanian basketball club [[Žalgiris-Arvydas Sabonis school]].
Until the end of his life he worked as an assistant coach for the Lithuanian basketball club [[BC Žalgiris-2|Žalgiris-Arvydas Sabonis school]].


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Latest revision as of 04:41, 21 December 2023

Kazys Petkevičius
Personal information
Born1 January 1926
Steigviliai, Lithuania
Died14 October 2008(2008-10-14) (aged 82)
Kaunas, Lithuania
Medal record
Men's basketball
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1952 Helsinki Team
Silver medal – second place 1956 Melbourne Team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1947 Czechoslovakia Team
Gold medal – first place 1953 USSR Team
Bronze medal – third place 1955 Hungary Team

Kazys Petkevičius (1 January 1926 – 14 October 2008)[1] was a Lithuanian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics.[2] He played for Žalgiris in Kaunas and later for Spartak Leningrad in Leningrad.[3]

Petkevičius graduated from the State Institute of Physical Education (now Lithuanian Sports University) in 1949 and continued his post-graduate studies in Leningrad.[4]

Until the end of his life he worked as an assistant coach for the Lithuanian basketball club Žalgiris-Arvydas Sabonis school.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Mirė legendinis Kauno "Žalgirio" žaidėjas ir treneris K.Petkevičius" [The legendary player of Kaunas "Žalgiris" and trainer K.Petkevičius died]. EuroBasket.lt (in Lithuanian). October 15, 2008. Archived from the original on October 19, 2008. Kazys Petkevičius
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kazys Petkevičius". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 3, 2016. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
  3. ^ Boris Khavin (1979). All about Olympic Games (in Russian) (2nd ed.). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. p. 307.
  4. ^ "Apdovanotuosius Santakos garbės ženklais sveikinsime Vasario 16-ąją" [We will congratulate the winners of Santai Honor on February 16]. KaunoDiena.lt (in Lithuanian). January 14, 2006. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007.

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