Algirdas Lauritėnas

Algirdas Lauritėnas
Personal information
Born(1932-11-05)November 5, 1932
Kaunas, Lithuania
DiedAugust 7, 2001(2001-08-07) (aged 68)
Kaunas, Lithuania
Sport
SportBasketball
ClubŽalgiris Kaunas
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
1956 MelbourneUSSR
FIBA EuroBasket
1953 MoscowUSSR
1955 BudapestUSSR
1957 SofiaUSSR

Algirdas Teodoras Lauritėnas (November 5, 1932 – August 7, 2001) was a Lithuanian basketball player. He was a member of the Soviet team during the 1950s, and won a silver medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics. He was also part of the team that became European champion in 1953 and 1957 and won a bronze medal in 1955.