Waldemar Blatskauskas
Personal information | |
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Born | São Paulo, Brazil | 17 March 1938
Died | 6 March 1964 | (aged 25)
Listed height | 6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m) |
Position | Small forward / power forward |
Career history | |
Regatas Campinas | |
Tietê | |
São Carlos Clube | |
XV de Novembro de Piracicaba | |
Waldemar Blatskauskas, also known simply as Waldemar (17 March 1938 – 6 March 1964) was a Brazilian professional basketball player.
Club career
[edit]During his pro career, Blatskauskas played with the Brazilian clubs Regatas Campinas, Tietê, São Carlos Clube, and XV de Novembro de Piracicaba.[citation needed]
National team career
[edit]Blatskauskas was a member of the senior Brazilian national basketball team that won gold medals at the 1959 FIBA World Championship, and the 1963 FIBA World Championship. With Brazil, he also won a bronze medal at the 1960 Summer Olympic Games. He also won the following medals: a bronze medal at the 1959 Pan American Games, a silver medal at the 1963 Pan American Games, gold medals at the 1958 FIBA South American Championship and the 1961 FIBA South American Championship, and a gold medal at the 1963 Summer Universiade.[citation needed]
Personal
[edit]Blatskauskas died in Brazil, in a traffic accident, on 6 March 1964.[citation needed]
External links
[edit]- 1938 births
- 1964 deaths
- Basketball players at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Brazilian men's basketball players
- 1959 FIBA World Championship players
- 1963 FIBA World Championship players
- Brazilian people of Lithuanian descent
- FIBA World Championship-winning players
- Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Olympic basketball players for Brazil
- Olympic bronze medalists for Brazil
- Olympic medalists in basketball
- Basketball players at the 1959 Pan American Games
- Basketball players at the 1963 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Brazil
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Brazil
- Pan American Games medalists in basketball
- Power forwards
- Road incident deaths in Brazil
- Small forwards
- Basketball players from São Paulo
- Summer World University Games medalists in basketball
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for Brazil
- Medalists at the 1963 Summer Universiade
- Medalists at the 1959 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1963 Pan American Games