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Born | Kaunas, Lithuania | November 5, 1932|||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | August 7, 2001 Kaunas, Lithuania | (aged 68)|||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Basketball | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Žalgiris Kaunas | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]