Pranas Mažeika

For other people named Pranas Mažeika, see Pranas Mažeika (disambiguation).

Pranas Mažeika

Pranas Mažeika in 1939
Personal information
Born	1917 Lithuania, Russian Empire
Died	2007
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	175 lb (79 kg)
Medal record Men's basketball Representing  Lithuania FIBA EuroBasket 1937 Riga Team competition 1939 Kaunas Team competition

Pranas "Frank" Mažeika (1917 in Lithuania – April 13, 2007 in the United States)[1][2] was a Lithuanian physician and basketball player. He won two gold medals with the Lithuania national basketball team during EuroBasket 1937 and EuroBasket 1939.[3]

Pranas Mažeika was born in Lithuania[2] to Antanas and Honorata Mažeika.[4] He received his medical degree in Lithuania in 1943. Together with his wife and son, he emigrated to the United States in 1949. He worked at Wabash Hospital in Moberly, Missouri, from 1952 to 1953,[5][6] and then he practiced medicine in Lake Zurich, Illinois for over four decades.[2]

References

1. "Dr. Pranas Mazeika". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, IL. April 19, 2007. p. 2-15. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Dr. Pranas "Frank" Mazeika". Legacy.com. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
3. European Championships for Men, Lithuanian Basketball Research.
4. "Mrs. Honorata Mazeika". The Times. Munster, IN. January 3, 1954. p. 4. Retrieved August 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Two Doctors Join Wabash Hospital Staff". Moberly Monitor-Index. Moberly, MO. January 23, 1952. p. 1. Retrieved August 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Dr. C. C. Dimayuga New Resident at Wabash Hospital". Moberly Monitor-Index. Moberly, MO. July 2, 1953. p. 6. Retrieved August 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

Further reading

• Vidas Mačiulis, Vytautas Gudelis. Halė, kurioje žaidė Lubinas ir Sabonis. 1939–1989 – Respublikinis sporto kombinatas, Kaunas, 1989