Saulius Štombergas

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Medal record
Olympic Men's basketball
Bronze 1996 Atlanta Team competition
Bronze 2000 Sydney Team competition

Saulius Štombergas (born December 14, 1973 in Klaipėda, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union) is a former Lithuanian basketball player for the Lithuanian national basketball team currently playing for BC UNICS in Russia.

During the 11 years as a Lithuanian international he played 97 official games and scored 1036 points for his home country. He won two Bronze medals at the Olympic Games in 1996 and 2000, a Silver medal at the European Championship in Athens and as a captain of the NT became champion of the same competition in 2003 in Sweden.

[edit] Awards/achievements

  • Lithuanian National Team 1994 to 2004
  • European Championships 1995 (Finalist),1997, 1999, 2001, 2003 (Champion)
  • Olympic Games 1996, 2000, 2004
  • Goodwill Games 1998
  • Lithuanian LKL All-Star Game 1996, 2003
  • Eurobasket.com All-Lithuania 1st Team 1996
  • Lithuanian League Champion 1998, 1999
  • NEBL Champion 1999
  • Euroleague Champion with Žalgiris Kaunas in 1999
  • Euro All-Star Game - Berlin 1998
  • Italian Cup Finalist 2000
  • Spanish ACB All-Star Game 2001
  • ULEB Euroleague Finalist 2001
  • Spanish ACB All-Bosman Team 2001
  • Spanish ACB FinalFour 2001
  • Turkish League Regular Season Champion 2002
  • Turkish Cup Winner 2002

His former teams in the order he played for: Atletas (Kaunas), Vostok Shanghai (China), Žalgiris Kaunas, Kinder Bologna, TAU Cerámica, Efes Pilsen, BC UNICS, Ülker.

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