Pranas Mažeika Explained

Birth Date:1917
Birth Place:Lithuania, Russian Empire
Death Date:2007
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:175 lb (79 kg)

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]

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  1. News: Dr. Pranas Mazeika . Chicago Tribune . April 19, 2007 . Chicago, IL . 2-15 . August 28, 2023 . Newspapers.com.
  2. Web site: Dr. Pranas "Frank" Mazeika . Legacy.com . August 28, 2023.
  3. http://www.oocities.org/eidvilas/ec1939.html European Championships for Men
  4. News: Mrs. Honorata Mazeika . The Times . January 3, 1954 . Munster, IN . 4 . August 29, 2023 . Newspapers.com.
  5. News: Two Doctors Join Wabash Hospital Staff . Moberly Monitor-Index . January 23, 1952 . Moberly, MO . 1 . August 30, 2023 . Newspapers.com.
  6. News: Dr. C. C. Dimayuga New Resident at Wabash Hospital . Moberly Monitor-Index . July 2, 1953 . Moberly, MO . 6 . August 30, 2023 . Newspapers.com.