Leonas Eugenijus Petrauskas (1919 – 18 July 1994) was a Lithuanian

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player. He won two gold medals with the

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during

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and

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.European Championships for Men
Lithuanian Basketball Research.

Career

Leonas Petrauskas worked as a

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at the Engadine Medical Group, 1107 Old Prince's Highway (corner of Boronia Avenue),

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. Engadine Medical Group also had a smaller practice at Heathcote, NSW, Australia. Dr Petrauskas Medical Board Registration

References

;Footnotes ;Bibliography * Vidas Mačiulis, Vytautas Gudelis. Halė, kurioje žaidė Lubinas ir Sabonis. 1939–1989 – Respublikinis sporto kombinatas, Kaunas, 1989 1919 births 1994 deaths FIBA EuroBasket-winning players Lithuanian men's basketball players Lithuanian emigrants to Australia {{Lithuania-basketball-bio-stub