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Algirdas Lauritėnas
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Born (1932-11-05)November 5, 1932
Kaunas, Lithuania
Died August 7, 2001(2001-08-07) (aged 68)
Kaunas, Lithuania
Sport
Sport Basketball
Club Žalgiris Kaunas
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Silver 1956 Melbourne USSR
FIBA EuroBasket
Gold 1953 Moscow USSR
Bronze 1955 Budapest USSR
Gold 1957 Sofia USSR

Algirdas Teodoras Lauritėnas (November 5, 1932 – August 7, 2001) was a Lithuanian basketball player. He was a member of the Soviet team during the 1950s, and won a silver medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics. He was also part of the team that became European champion in 1953 and 1957 and won a bronze medal in 1955.

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