Pranas Mažeika

Pranas "Frank" Mažeika (1917 in Lithuania – April 13, 2007 in the United States)[1][2] was a Lithuanian physician and basketball player. He won two gold medals with the Lithuania national basketball team during EuroBasket 1937 and EuroBasket 1939.[3]

Pranas Mažeika
Pranas Mažeika in 1939
Personal information
Born1917
Lithuania, Russian Empire
Died2007
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight175 lb (79 kg)
Medal record
Men's basketball
Representing  Lithuania
FIBA EuroBasket
Gold medal – first place1937 RigaTeam competition
Gold medal – first place1939 KaunasTeam competition

Pranas Mažeika was born in Lithuania[2] to Antanas and Honorata Mažeika.[4] He received his medical degree in Lithuania in 1943. Together with his wife and son, he emigrated to the United States in 1949. He worked at Wabash Hospital in Moberly, Missouri, from 1952 to 1953,[5][6] and then he practiced medicine in Lake Zurich, Illinois for over four decades.[2]

References
  1. "Dr. Pranas Mazeika". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, IL. April 19, 2007. p. 2-15. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  2. "Dr. Pranas "Frank" Mazeika". Legacy.com. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  3. European Championships for Men, Lithuanian Basketball Research.
  4. "Mrs. Honorata Mazeika". The Times. Munster, IN. January 3, 1954. p. 4. Retrieved August 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  5. "Two Doctors Join Wabash Hospital Staff". Moberly Monitor-Index. Moberly, MO. January 23, 1952. p. 1. Retrieved August 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  6. "Dr. C. C. Dimayuga New Resident at Wabash Hospital". Moberly Monitor-Index. Moberly, MO. July 2, 1953. p. 6. Retrieved August 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. open access

Further reading
  • Vidas Mačiulis, Vytautas Gudelis. Halė, kurioje žaidė Lubinas ir Sabonis. 1939–1989 – Respublikinis sporto kombinatas, Kaunas, 1989


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