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Justinas Lagunavičius

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Justinas Lagunavičius
Personal information
Born4 September 1924
Kaunas, Lithuania
Died15 July 1997(1997-07-15) (aged 72)
Kaunas, Lithuania
Medal record
Men's basketball
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1952 Helsinki USSR
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1947 Czechoslovakia USSR
Gold medal – first place 1951 France USSR
Gold medal – first place 1953 USSR USSR

Justinas Lagunavičius (4 September 1924 – 15 July 1997) was a Lithuanian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He trained at VSS Žalgiris in Kaunas.[1]

He was a member of the Soviet team, which won the Olympic silver medal in 1952. He played five matches.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Boris Khavin (1979). All about Olympic Games (in Russian) (2nd ed.). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. p. 307.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Justinas Lagunavičius Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
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