Vydas Gedvilas (born 17 May 1959) is 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 coach and politician, former Speaker of the
Seimas
The Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublikos Seimas), or simply the Seimas (), is the unicameral parliament of Lithuania. The Seimas constitutes the legislative branch of government in Lithuania, enacting laws and amendmen ...
, member of the
Labour Party.
Gedvilas graduated from the Lithuanian State Institute of Physical Education (now
Lithuanian Sports University
Lithuanian Sports University or LSU is a university in Kaunas, Lithuania, specializing in sports, physical activities, and physiology. It is headquartered in Žaliakalnis neighbourhood, in close proximity to the Kaunas Sports Hall and the S. Dar ...
) in 1981 and started teaching in the institute. In 1999, he acquired a doctorate degree from the same institution.
Between 1988 and 1993 Gedvilas was the coach of the
LSU-Atletas
KK Atletas ( lt, Kauno rajono Krepšinio Klubas Atletas) is a professional basketball club that is based in Kaunas district, Lithuania. Currently the team plays in the National Basketball League, in the past Atletas participated in the LKL and ...
men's basketball team. In 1993, he started as the head coach of the women's team of the Lithuanian Academy of Physical Education, "Viktorija". He guided the team to Lithuanian and Baltic championship titles. Between 1996 and 2002, he worked as the head coach of the Lithuanian women's national basketball team, leading the team to its first European title.
In 2004 he was elected to the parliament of Lithuania, the
Seimas
The Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublikos Seimas), or simply the Seimas (), is the unicameral parliament of Lithuania. The Seimas constitutes the legislative branch of government in Lithuania, enacting laws and amendmen ...
under the electoral list of the
Labour Party. He served as the acting Speaker of the Seimas in on 12 April 2006. He was elected to the Seimas again in 2008 and 2012. Between 16 November 2012 and 3 October 2013, Gevilas served as the Speaker of the Seimas.
See also
*
List of EuroBasket Women winning head coaches
The list of EuroBasket Women winning head coaches shows all of the head coaches that have won the EuroBasket Women, which is the main international competition for senior women's basketball national teams that is governed by FIBA Europe, the Eur ...
References
Profile on the Seimas website
, -
1959 births
Living people
Speakers of the Seimas
21st-century Lithuanian politicians
{{Lithuania-politician-stub