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'''Stanislovas "Stasys" Stonkus''' (29 December 1931 &ndash; 19 February 2012<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sportas.info/naujienos/9900-uzgeso_krepsinio_legenda.html|title=Užgęso krepšinio legenda|last=Butautas|first=Ingvaras |date=2012-03-19|publisher=www.sportas.info|language=Lithuanian|accessdate=11 April 2012}}</ref>) was a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] and [[Lithuania]]n [[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.<ref name="gateway">[http://www.unofficialwebsiteoflithuania.com/#/about_the_project/1201 Unofficial gateway to Lithuania]</ref> He trained at [[Voluntary Sports Societies of the USSR|VSS]] [[BC Žalgiris|Žalgiris]] in [[Kaunas]].<ref name="Khavin">{{cite book|title=All about Olympic Games.|author=Boris Khavin|publisher=[[Fizkultura i sport (publisher)|Fizkultura i sport]]|edition = 2nd|pages=307|year=1979|location=Moscow|language=Russian}}</ref>
'''Stanislovas "Stasys" Stonkus''' (29 December 1931 &ndash; 19 February 2012<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sportas.info/naujienos/9900-uzgeso_krepsinio_legenda.html|title=Užgęso krepšinio legenda|last=Butautas|first=Ingvaras |date=2012-03-19|publisher=www.sportas.info|language=Lithuanian|accessdate=11 April 2012}}</ref>) was a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] and [[Lithuania]]n [[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.<ref name="gateway">[http://www.unofficialwebsiteoflithuania.com/#/about_the_project/1201 Unofficial gateway to Lithuania] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100315032144/http://www.unofficialwebsiteoflithuania.com/ |date=2010-03-15 }}</ref> He trained at [[Voluntary Sports Societies of the USSR|VSS]] [[BC Žalgiris|Žalgiris]] in [[Kaunas]].<ref name="Khavin">{{cite book|title=All about Olympic Games.|author=Boris Khavin|publisher=[[Fizkultura i sport (publisher)|Fizkultura i sport]]|edition = 2nd|pages=307|year=1979|location=Moscow|language=Russian}}</ref>


He was a member of the [[Soviet Union national basketball team|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.<ref name="gateway"/>
He was a member of the [[Soviet Union national basketball team|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.<ref name="gateway"/>

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Stanislovas Stonkus
Personal information
BornDecember 29, 1931
Telšiai, Lithuania
DiedFebruary 19, 2012(2012-02-19) (aged 80)
Kaunas, Lithuania
Medal record
Men's Basketball
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1952 Helsinki USSR
Silver medal – second place 1956 Melbourne USSR
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1955 Hungary USSR
Gold medal – first place 1957 Bulgaria USSR

Stanislovas "Stasys" Stonkus (29 December 1931 – 19 February 2012[1]) 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.[2] He trained at VSS Žalgiris in Kaunas.[3]

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.[2]

References

  1. ^ Butautas, Ingvaras (2012-03-19). "Užgęso krepšinio legenda" (in Lithuanian). www.sportas.info. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  2. ^ a b Unofficial gateway to Lithuania Archived 2010-03-15 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Boris Khavin (1979). All about Olympic Games (in Russian) (2nd ed.). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. p. 307.


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