Pranas Mažeika
 Pranas Mažeika in 1939 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | August 15, 1917 Beloretsk, Russian Empire | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 13 April 2007 (aged 89) Modesto, California, United States | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Pranas "Frank" Mažeika (August 15, 1917 – April 13, 2007 in the United States) was a Lithuanian physician and basketball player.[1][2][3] He won two gold medals with the Lithuania national basketball team during EuroBasket 1937 and EuroBasket 1939.[4][3]
Biography
Pranas Mažeika was born in Beloretsk, Russian Empire to Lithuanians, Antanas Mažeika and Honorata Mažeika.[3][5] He received his medical degree in Lithuania in 1943. Together with his wife and son, he departed from Lithuania in 1944 and later emigrated to the United States in 1949.[3] He worked at Wabash Hospital in Moberly, Missouri, from 1952 to 1953,[6][7] and then he practiced medicine in Lake Zurich, Illinois for over four decades.[2]
State awards
References
- ^ "Dr. Pranas Mazeika". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, IL. April 19, 2007. p. 2-15. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Dr. Pranas "Frank" Mazeika". Legacy.com. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e Stonkus, Stanislovas. "Pranas Mažeika". Lietuvos sporto enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 9 August 2025.
- ^ European Championships for Men, Lithuanian Basketball Research.
- ^ "Mrs. Honorata Mazeika". The Times. Munster, IN. January 3, 1954. p. 4. Retrieved August 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Two Doctors Join Wabash Hospital Staff". Moberly Monitor-Index. Moberly, MO. January 23, 1952. p. 1. Retrieved August 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dr. C. C. Dimayuga New Resident at Wabash Hospital". Moberly Monitor-Index. Moberly, MO. July 2, 1953. p. 6. Retrieved August 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
Further reading
- Vidas Mačiulis, Vytautas Gudelis. Halė, kurioje žaidė Lubinas ir Sabonis. 1939–1989 – Respublikinis sporto kombinatas, Kaunas, 1989
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