Kazimieras Petkevičius, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Kazimieras Petkevičius

basketball player

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1926

Place of Birth: Pakruojis District Municipality, Šiauliai County, Lithuania

Date of Death: 14-Oct-2008

Profession: basketball player, basketball coach

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Kazys Petkevicius (January 1, 1926 – October 14, 2008) was a Lithuanian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics.
He trained at VSS Žalgiris in Kaunas and later at Burevestnik in Leningrad.Petkevicius 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.