Vladas Garastas Dies at 94 After Shaping Lithuanian Basketball
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On Wednesday, June 10, the Lithuanian sports world was hit by sad news - Lithuanian basketball coach, Olympic medalist and one of the greatest legends of Lithuanian basketball, Vladas Garastas, passed away at the age of 95. This news was confirmed to LRT by Mindaugas Balčiūnas, president of the Lithuanian Basketball Association, after receiving permission from his family.
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Vladas Garastas dies at 94 after shaping Lithuanian basketball
Vladas Garastas, one of the most important figures in Lithuanian basketball history, has died at the age of 94. The Lithuanian Basketball Federation announced his passing on Wednesday, June 10. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Asociacija „Lietuvos krepšinis" (@ltu.basketball) Garastas was born in 1932 in Linkuva and spent most of his […] The post Vladas Garastas dies at 94 after shaping Lithuanian basketball appeared first on TalkBas…
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"Vladas Garastas will be remembered as one of the fathers of Lithuanian basketball and the architects of great victories, as a man who brought the country's most famous talents to basketball and raised them to the brightest stars."
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