Justinas Lagunavičius
| Personal information | |
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| Born | 4 September 1924 |
| Died | 15 July 1997 (aged 72) |
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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][2][3][4]
He was a member of the Soviet team, which won the Olympic silver medal in 1952. He played five matches.[5] Following his retirement as basketball player, he lectured at the Lithuanian Sports University for almost 50 years and in 1967–1989 was the Dean of the Pedagogical Faculty.[2][3][4]
State awards
- Lithuania: Recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas (1995)[3][4]
References
- ^ Boris Khavin (1979). All about Olympic Games (in Russian) (2nd ed.). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. p. 307.
- ^ a b c Stonkus, Stanislovas. "Justinas Lagunavičius". Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 14 March 2026.
- ^ a b c "Justinas Lagunavičius". Lietuvos sporto enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 14 March 2026.
- ^ 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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