By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
Lithuanian basketball legend Vladas Garastas has passed away at the age of 94.
One of the most influential figures in the country’s basketball history, Garastas coached Lithuania from 1992 to 1997, leading the national team to Olympic bronze medals in Barcelona (1992) and Atlanta (1996), as well as a silver medal at EuroBasket 1995.
Before Lithuania regained independence, Garastas was also the head coach of the Soviet Union national team, guiding the USSR to bronze at EuroBasket 1989 and silver at the 1990 FIBA World Cup.
At club level, he enjoyed tremendous success with Zalgiris Kaunas, leading the team to three consecutive Soviet League titles between 1985 and 1987.
Garastas later served as president of the Lithuanian Basketball Federation from 2003 to 2011, continuing to shape the development of the sport in the country long after his coaching career had ended.
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