Kazys Petkevičius

Kazys Petkevičius

Personal information
Born	1 January 1926 Steigviliai, Lithuania
Died	14 October 2008(2008-10-14) (aged 82) Kaunas, Lithuania
Medal record Men's basketball Representing  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1952 Helsinki Team 1956 Melbourne Team European Championships 1947 Czechoslovakia Team 1953 USSR Team 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

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.

External links

• Kazys Petkevicius at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
• Kazys Petkevičius at Olympedia (archive)
• Kasis Petkyavichus at Olympics.com