Algirdas Teodoras Lauritėnas (November 5, 1932 – August 7, 2001) was a

Lithuania Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...

n basketball player. He was a member of the Soviet team during the 1950s, and won a silver medal at the

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi ...

. 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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