Waldemar Blatskauskas

Waldemar Blatskauskas

Personal information
Born	(1938-03-17)17 March 1938 São Paulo, Brazil
Died	6 March 1964(1964-03-06) (aged 25)
Listed height	6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m)
Position	Small forward / power forward
Career history
0	Regatas Campinas
0	Tietê
0	São Carlos Clube
0	XV de Novembro de Piracicaba
Medals Men's Basketball Representing  Brazil Summer Olympic Games 1960 Rome FIBA World Cup 1959 Santiago de Chile 1963 Rio de Janeiro Pan American Games 1959 Chicago 1963 São Paulo FIBA South American Championship 1958 Chile 1961 Brazil Summer Universiade 1963 Brazil

Waldemar Blatskauskas, also known simply as Waldemar (17 March 1938 – 6 March 1964) was a Brazilian professional basketball player.

Club career

During his pro career, Blatskauskas played with the Brazilian clubs Regatas Campinas, Tietê, São Carlos Clube, and XV de Novembro de Piracicaba.^{[citation needed]}

National team career

Blatskauskas was a member of the senior Brazilian national basketball team that won gold medals at the 1959 FIBA World Championship, and the 1963 FIBA World Championship. With Brazil, he also won a bronze medal at the 1960 Summer Olympic Games. He also won the following medals: a bronze medal at the 1959 Pan American Games, a silver medal at the 1963 Pan American Games, gold medals at the 1958 FIBA South American Championship and the 1961 FIBA South American Championship, and a gold medal at the 1963 Summer Universiade.^{[citation needed]}

Personal

Blatskauskas died in Brazil, in a traffic accident, on 6 March 1964.^{[citation needed]}

External links

• Waldemar Blatskauskas FIBA Profile 1
• Waldemar Blatskauskas FIBA Profile 2
• Waldemar Blatskauskas FIBA Profile 3
• Waldemar Blatskauskas at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Waldemar Blatskauskas at Olympics.com
• Waldemar Blatskauskas CBB Profile (in Portuguese)

This page was last edited on 21 May 2024, at 08:27