Algirdas Lauritėnas
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| Born | November 5, 1932 Kaunas, Lithuania | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | August 7, 2001 (aged 68) Kaunas, Lithuania | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Basketball | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Žalgiris Kaunas | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Algirdas Teodoras Lauritėnas (November 5, 1932 – August 7, 2001) was a Lithuanian basketball player. He was a member of the Soviet team during the 1950s, and won a silver medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[1] He was also part of the team that became European champion in 1953 and 1957 and won a bronze medal in 1955.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Algirdas Lauritėnas. sports-reference.com
- ^ Stanislovas Stonkus. "Algirdas Lauritėnas". in Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija, vol. XI (Kremacija-Lenzo taisyklė). Vilnius: Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos institutas, p. 200
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