Stanislovas Stonkus, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Stanislovas Stonkus

basketball player

Date of Birth: 29-Dec-1931

Place of Birth: Telšiai, Telšiai County, Lithuania

Date of Death: 19-Feb-2012

Profession: basketball player

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Stanislovas Stonkus

  • Stanislovas "Stasys" Stonkus (29 December 1931 – 19 February 2012) was a Soviet and Lithuanian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics.
  • He was born in Telšiai.
  • In 1954, he graduated from the Lithuanian National Physical Education Institute.
  • He trained at VSS Žalgiris in Kaunas.He was a member of the Soviet team, which won the silver medal.
  • He played one match.
  • Four years later he won his second silver medal as part of the Soviet team.
  • He defended his doctoral dissertation at Tartu University in 1974, and his Dr Habil.
  • before the Joint Council in Moscow.
  • After serving as rector of the Physical Education Institute (1978–1990), he was also vice-president of the Lithuanian Olympic Committee for four years (1992–1996).
  • Stonkus has compiled a dictionary of sports terms in Lithuanian and has written several studies on sport.

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