Leopoldas Kepalas

Leopoldas Kepalas
Personal information
Born(1912-09-06)September 6, 1912
Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Died1983 (aged 70–71)
Wont, Australia
Medal record
Men's basketball
Representing  Lithuania
FIBA EuroBasket
Gold medal – first place 1937 Riga Team competition
Leopoldas Kepalas (second from the right)

Leopoldas Alfonsas Kepalas (1913–1981[1]) was a Lithuanian basketball player.[2] He won gold medal with the Lithuania men's national basketball team during EuroBasket 1937.[2]

Biography

Kepalas was born in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire.[2] In 1924, Kepalas with his parents returned to Lithuania.[2] Since 1926 he attended a school in Šiauliai.[2] He played basketball as a part of teams of the Aušra Boys Gymnasium (1928–1931), Kaunas Grandies (1934–1935), Lithuanian Physical Education Union (1935–1940).[2] He became the Lithuanian volleyball (1935) and Lithuanian basketball (1936) champion.[2]

In 1937, Kepalas represented the Lithuania men's national basketball team during the EuroBasket 1937 in Riga, Latvia.[2] He played in two games and scored two points, while the team won their first European champions title.[2]

State awards

  • Lithuania: 3rd degree Medal of the Order of Vytautas the Great (1937)[2]

References

  1. ^ Leopoldas Alfons Kepalas (1913 - 1981), ancientfaces.com (in English)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Stonkus, Stanislovas. "Leopoldas Kepalas". Lietuvos sporto enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 9 August 2025.


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