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

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player.

Club career

During his pro career, Blatskauskas played with the Brazilian

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Regatas Campinas, Tietê, São Carlos Clube, and XV de Novembro de Piracicaba.

National team career

Blatskauskas was a member of the senior

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that won gold medals at the 1959 FIBA World Championship, and the

1963 FIBA World Championship The 1963 FIBA World Championship was the 4th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's teams. The competition was hosted by Brazil. The Philippines was originally supposed to host the tournament but FIBA ...

. With Brazil, he also won a bronze medal at the

1960 Summer Olympic Games The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

. He also won the following medals: a bronze medal at the

1959 Pan American Games The 1959 Pan American Games were held in Chicago, Illinois, United States between August 28 and September 7, 1959. Host city selection One city initially submitted a bid to host the 1959 Pan American Games that was recognized by the Pan Am ...

, a silver medal at the

1963 Pan American Games The 1963 Pan American Games were held from April 20 to May 5, 1963, in São Paulo, Brazil. Host city selection For the first time, two cities submitted bids to host the 1963 Pan American Games that were recognized by the Pan American Sports O ...

, 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 The 1963 Summer Universiade, also known as the III Summer Universiade, took place in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Sports at the 1963 Summer Universiade * Athletics * Basketball * Diving * Fencing * Gymnastics * Swimming * Tennis * Volleyball * Water po ...

Personal

Blatskauskas died in Brazil, in a traffic accident, on 6 March 1964.

External links

Waldemar Blatskauskas FIBA Profile 1

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Waldemar Blatskauskas CBB Profile
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