Victorio Cieslinskas

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cieslinskas and the second or maternal family name is Zinevicaite.
Victorio Cieslinskas
Personal information
Born(1922-10-27)October 27, 1922
Marijampolė, Lithuania
DiedJune 19, 2007(2007-06-19) (aged 84)
Montevideo, Uruguay
Medal record
Men's Basketball
Representing  Uruguay
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1952 Helsinki Team competition

Victor Cieslinskas Zinevicaite (October 27, 1922 – June 19, 2007) was a Uruguayan basketball player of Lithuanian descent.[1][2] He competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics.[3][2]

Cieslinskas was part of the Uruguayan men's basketball team, which finished fifth in the 1948 tournament.[2][4]

Four years later in 1952 Cieslinskas was a member of the Uruguayan team, which won the Olympic bronze medal.[2][4] He played all eight matches.

He also played for the Uruguayan Lithuanian basketball team Vytis in Montevideo.[2]

He died in 2007, and is buried at Cementerio del Norte, Montevideo.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Victorio Cieslinskas Olympic Stats". Basketball Reference. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e Stonkus, Stanislovas. "Victorio Cieslinskas". Lietuvos sporto enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Victorio Cieslinskas Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Išeivijos lietuvių sportininkų indėlis į Lietuvos krepšinio raidą". Muziejuedukacija.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  5. ^ "Obituary of Victorio Cieslinskas" (in Spanish). LR21. 2007-07-20.


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