Algirdas Lauritėnas
Personal information
Born(1932-11-05)November 5, 1932
Kaunas, Lithuania
DiedAugust 7, 2001(2001-08-07) (aged 68)
Kaunas, Lithuania
Sport
SportBasketball
ClubŽalgiris Kaunas
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1956 MelbourneUSSR
FIBA EuroBasket
Gold medal – first place1953 MoscowUSSR
Bronze medal – third place1955 BudapestUSSR
Gold medal – first place1957 SofiaUSSR

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

  1. Algirdas Lauritėnas. sports-reference.com
  2. Stanislovas Stonkus. "Algirdas Lauritėnas". in Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija, vol. XI (Kremacija-Lenzo taisyklė). Vilnius: Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos institutas, p. 200


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.