Kazys Petkevičius

Kazimieras Petkevičius

Personal information
Born	January 1, 1926 Steigviliai, Lithuania
Died	October 14, 2008(2008-10-14) (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) 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.

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

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

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