Modestas Paulauskas

Modestas Paulauskas

Personal information
Born	March 19, 1945 Kretinga, Lithuania
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	188 lb (85 kg)
Medal record Men's Basketball Competitor for the  Soviet Union Olympic Games Gold Munich 1972 USSR Bronze Mexico City 1968 USSR World Championship Gold Montevideo 1967 USSR Gold Puerto Rico 1974 USSR Bronze Yugoslavia 1970 USSR European Championship Gold USSR 1965 USSR Gold Finland 1967 USSR Gold Italy 1969 USSR Gold West Germany 1971 USSR Bronze Spain 1973 USSR

Modestas Paulauskas (March 19, 1945 in Kretinga) is a retired Lithuanian basketball player who won gold with the Soviet basketball team in the 1972 Olympic basketball tournament. He also won a bronze medal with the team at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Paulauskas trained at VSS Žalgiris in Kaunas. He is known as one of the best players of all-time of Lithuania. He had a tremendous dribbling ability and he was "foot-ahead player" of his generation. He has won Lithuanian Sportsman of the Year award 7 times (1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972), the most times of all Lithuania'n sportsman. He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991. At the current time, he works as a coach with youngsters.

References

• (Lithuanian) INTERVIU: M.Paulauskas: "Noriu būti reikalingas" (FOTO). Eurobasket.lt.
• (Lithuanian) Modestas PAULAUSKAS. Kauno diena.