Leonas Petrauskas

Leonas Petrauskas
Leonas Petrauskas in 1939
Personal information
Born1919
DiedJuly 18, 1994(1994-07-18) (aged 74–75)
Engadine, New South Wales, Australia
Height5 ft 6.5 in (1.69 m)
Weight150 lb (68 kg)
Medal record
Men's basketball
Representing  Lithuania
FIBA EuroBasket
Gold medal – first place 1937 Riga Team competition
Gold medal – first place 1939 Kaunas Team competition

Leonas Eugenijus Petrauskas [1] (1919 – 18 July 1994[2][3][4]) was a Lithuanian basketball player. He won two gold medals with the Lithuania national basketball team during EuroBasket 1937 and EuroBasket 1939.[5]

Career

Leonas Petrauskas worked as a Doctor at the Engadine Medical Group, 1107 Old Prince's Highway (corner of Boronia Avenue), Engadine, NSW, Australia. Engadine Medical Group also had a smaller practice at Heathcote, NSW, Australia.

Registration of Dr Leonas Petrauskas by the NSW Medical Board.
Leonas Petrauskas in later life.

References

Footnotes
  1. ^ "The Sydney Morning Herald". 20 July 1994.
  2. ^ "Sydney Morning Herald". 20 July 1994.
  3. ^ "St. George & Sutherland Shire Leader". 21 July 1994.
  4. ^ "The Ryerson Index".
  5. ^ European Championships for Men, Lithuanian Basketball Research.
Bibliography
  • Vidas Mačiulis, Vytautas Gudelis. Halė, kurioje žaidė Lubinas ir Sabonis. 1939–1989 – Respublikinis sporto kombinatas, Kaunas, 1989


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