Gintaras Krapikas

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Olympic medal record
Men's Basketball
Bronze 1992 Team Competition

Gintaras Krapikas (born July 6, 1961 in Kretinga, Lithuania) is former player for the most successful Lithuanian team Žalgiris Kaunas. As a Lithuania national team member he won Olympic Bronze medal in Barcelona.

In 2000 he took a position as an assisting basketball coach for Žalgiris and stepped away in 2006 together with the head coach Antanas Sireika when the coach change occurred. From 2002 to 2005 he was also an assistant coach for Lithuania national team. In the eighties while playing for Žalgiris he used to wear jersey number 9 and played at small forward position.

[edit] Awards/Achievements

  • USSR Champion - 1985, 1986, 1987
  • Intercontinental W. Jones Cup winner - 1986
  • Olympic Bronze medalist - 1992
  • European championship Silver medalist - 1995