Victor Cieslinskas Zinevicaite (October 27, 1922 – June 19, 2007) was a Uruguayan basketball player of Lithuanian descent.[1] He competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics.[2]
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| Born | October 27, 1922 Lithuania | ||||||||||||||
| Died | June 19, 2007 (aged 84) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Cieslinskas was part of the Uruguayan basketball team, which finished fifth in the 1948 tournament.
Four years later Cieslinskas was a member of the Uruguayan team, which won the bronze medal. He played all eight matches.
He died in 2007, and is buried at Cementerio del Norte, Montevideo.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Victorio Cieslinskas Olympic Stats". Basketball Reference. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Victorio Cieslinskas Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- ^ "Obituary of Victorio Cieslinskas" (in Spanish). LR21. 2007-07-20.
External links
edit- Victorio Cieslinskas at FIBA Archive
- Victorio Cieslinskas – Basketball-Reference.com international player profile
- Victorio Cieslinskas at Olympedia
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