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Česlovas Daukša (born 1916) is a Lithuanian former basketball player. He won gold medal with Lithuania national basketball team during EuroBasket 1937.

Česlovas Daukša
Personal information
Born1916 (age 105106)
Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Height5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m)
Medal record
Men's basketball
Representing  Lithuania
FIBA EuroBasket
1937 RigaTeam competition
Česlovas Daukša (first from the right)
Česlovas Daukša (first from the right)

Biography


Daukša born in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire. After returning to Lithuania with his parents, he graduated six classes in Kaunas Aušra gymnasium. Later he worked at "Spindulys" printing house. Despite playing football from an early age, in 1935 he became a basketball player and in the same year, he debuted in Lithuania national basketball team during painful loss to Latvia.

After Konstantinas Savickas began training Lithuania national team, Lithuania game play improved drastically. Daukša was a member of Lithuania national team during EuroBasket 1937 and won gold medal with it.

After World War II, he worked at Republican Physical Education and Sport Committee and other sports organizations. He retired in 1987 and currently lives in Kaunas, Lithuania.


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