Česlovas Daukša

Česlovas Daukša (first from the right)

Česlovas Daukša

Personal information
Born	1916 Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Height	5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m)
Medal record Men's basketball Representing  Lithuania FIBA EuroBasket 1937 Riga Team competition

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

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 an 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.

Sources

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