Kazys Petkevičius

Kazys Petkevičius
Personal information
Born	January 1, 1926; Steigviliai, Lithuania
Died	October 14, 2008 (aged 82); Kaunas, Lithuania
Medal record
Representing Soviet Union
Men's basketball
Olympic Games

Kazimieras Petkevičius (January 1, 1926 – October 14, 2008^[1]) was a Lithuanian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics. He trained at VSS Žalgiris in Kaunas and later at Burevestnik in Leningrad.^[2]

He was a member of the Soviet team which won the silver medal. He played all eight matches. Four years later he won his second silver medal as part of the Soviet team.

Petkevičius graduated from the Lithuanian State Physical Culture Institute in 1949 and studied in aspirantura in Leningrad.^[3]

Not until recently he worked as an assistant coach for the Lithuanian basketball club Žalgiris-Arvydas Sabonis school.

References

^ Template:Lt icon Mirė legendinis Kauno "Žalgirio" žaidėjas ir treneris K.Petkevičius
^ Boris Khavin (1979). All about Olympic Games (in Russian) (2nd ed. ed.). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. p. 307. {{cite book}}: |edition= has extra text (help)
^ Straipsnis

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[1] Template:Lt icon Mirė legendinis Kauno "Žalgirio" žaidėjas ir treneris K.Petkevičius

[Khavin-2] Boris Khavin (1979). All about Olympic Games (in Russian) (2nd ed. ed.). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. p. 307. {{cite book}}: |edition= has extra text (help)

[3] Straipsnis

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