Kazys Petkevičius (1 January 1926 – 14 October 2008) was a Lithuanian

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player who competed for the

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in the

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and in the

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. He played for Žalgiris in

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and later for Spartak Leningrad in

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. Petkevičius graduated from the State Institute of Physical Education (now Lithuanian Sports University) in 1949 and continued his post-graduate studies in Leningrad. Until the end of his life he worked as an assistant coach for the Lithuanian basketball club Žalgiris-Arvydas Sabonis school.

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* * * 1926 births 2008 deaths People from Pakruojis District Municipality Sportspeople from Šiauliai County Basketball players at the 1952 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 1956 Summer Olympics Burevestnik (sports society) sportspeople BC Žalgiris coaches BC Žalgiris players Lithuanian basketball coaches Lithuanian men's basketball players Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic basketball players for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in basketball Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union Soviet basketball coaches Soviet men's basketball players Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR {{USSR-Olympic-medalist-stub Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour