Kazys Petkevičius

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Kazys Petkevičius
Personal information
BornJanuary 1, 1926
Steigviliai, Lithuania
DiedOctober 14, 2008(2008-10-14) (aged 82)
Kaunas, Lithuania
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
Men's basketball
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1952 Helsinki USSR
Silver medal – second place 1956 Melbourne USSR
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1947 Czechoslovakia USSR
Gold medal – first place 1947 USSR USSR
Bronze medal – third place 1955 Hungary USSR

Kazys 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]

Petkevičius graduated from the State Institute of Physical Education (now. Lithuanian Sports University) in 1949 and continued his post-graduate studies in Leningrad.[3]

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

References

  1. ^ Template:Lt icon Mirė legendinis Kauno "Žalgirio" žaidėjas ir treneris K.Petkevičius
  2. ^ Boris Khavin (1979). All about Olympic Games (in Russian) (2nd ed.). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. p. 307.
  3. ^ Straipsnis

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