Leonas Petrauskas

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]

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 place1937 RigaTeam competition
Gold medal – first place1939 KaunasTeam competition

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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