Vasilijus Matuševas (18 October 1945 – 24 October 1989) was a

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former

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

player who competed for the

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in the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...

. He was born in Žagarinė, Ignalina district municipality. In 1968, he was part of the Soviet team which won the gold medal in the Olympic tournament. He played two matches.

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* 1945 births 1989 deaths People from Ignalina District Municipality Lithuanian men's volleyball players Soviet men's volleyball players Olympic volleyball players for the Soviet Union Volleyball players at the 1968 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in volleyball Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics {{Lithuania-volleyball-bio-stub