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]

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 place 1956 Melbourne USSR
FIBA EuroBasket
Gold medal – first place 1953 Moscow USSR
Bronze medal – third place 1955 Budapest USSR
Gold medal – first place 1957 Sofia USSR

References edit

  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