Kazimieras 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
	1952 Helsinki	USSR
	1956 Melbourne	USSR
European Championships
	1947 Czechoslovakia	USSR
	1947 USSR	USSR
	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

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

External links

Soviet Union squad – EuroBasket 1947 – Gold medal

3 Ushakov 4 Kolpakov 5 Butautas 6 Lõssov 7 Alexeev 8 Dzhordzhikiya 9 Konev 10 Korkia 11 Kullam 12 Kulakauskas 13 Moiseyev 14 Lagunavičius 15 Petkevičius 16 Tarasov Coach: Spandarian

Soviet Union squad – 1952 Summer Olympics – Silver medal

4 Butautas 5 Dzhordzhikiya 6 Konev 7 Korkia 8 Kruus 9 Kullam 10 Lagunavičius 11 Lõssov 12 Moiseyev 13 Ozerov 14 Petkevičius 15 Stonkus 16 Valdmanis 17 Vlasov Coach: Spandarian

Soviet Union squad – EuroBasket 1953 – Gold medal

3 Vlasov 4 Butautas 5 Silins 6 Alachachian 7 Petkevičius 8 Kruus 9 Konev 10 Korkia 11 Kullam 12 Ozerov 13 Moiseyev 14 Lauritėnas 15 Reshetnikov 16 Lagunavičius Coach: Travin

Soviet Union squad – EuroBasket 1955 – Bronze medal

3 Vlasov 4 Reshetnikov 5 Silins 6 Stonkus 7 Petkevičius 8 Bochkaryov 9 Konev 10 Korkia 11 Lauritėnas 12 Ozerov 13 Moiseyev 14 Laga 15 Torban 16 Semyonov Coach: Travin

Soviet Union squad – 1956 Summer Olympics – Silver medal

4 Bochkaryov 5 Valdmanis 6 Zubkov 7 Krūmiņš 8 Lauritėnas 9 Muižnieks 10 Ozerov 11 Petkevičius 12 Semyonov 13 Stonkus 14 Studenetsky 15 Torban Coach: Spandarian

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