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Pranas Talzūnas (born as Frank Konstant Talzunas; May 23, 1913 in Chicago – 1984) was a Lithuanian American basketball player. He won a gold medal with the Lithuania national basketball team during the EuroBasket 1937, held in Riga. Pranas was named MVP of EuroBasket 1937 and is regarded as the first player to use the hook shot. Talzūnas attitude toward the game, the matches and the representing of the nation seriousness are perfectly described by his words after the successful competition ending: "I confess that going to Riga I had no clue what to thought: whenever we will win or not. I didn't knew how our upcoming opponents plays. <...> We won deservedly, however <...> it wasn't easy. <...> The concern of the upcoming battles for me and for Feliksas Kriaučiūnas didn't let us to sleep for

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  • Pranas Talzūnas (en)
  • Pranas Talzūnas (it)
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  • Талзунас, Пранас (ru)
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  • Pranas Talzūnas, également connu sous son nom américanisé Frank Konstant Talzunas, né le 23 mars 1913, à Chicago, dans l'Illinois et mort à une date inconnue, est un ancien joueur lituanien de basket-ball. Il aurait été le premier joueur à réaliser un bras roulé dans un match officiel, lors du Championnat d'Europe 1937. (fr)
  • Frank Konstant Talzūnas, noto in lituano come Pranas Talzūnas (Chicago, 23 maggio 1913 – 1984), è stato un cestista statunitense naturalizzato lituano. (it)
  • Pranas Talzūnas (conhecido nos Estados Unidos com seu nome americanizado Frank Konstant Talzunas) (Chicago, 23 de maio de 1913)) foi um basquetebolista lituano nascido nos Estados Unidos. Com a Seleção Lituana de Basquetebol competiu e conquistou a medalha de ouro no EuroBasket 1937 disputado em Riga, Letônia. Como destaque nesta competição, Pranas foi nomeado MVP e é considerado um dos precursores do arremesso de gancho. (pt)
  • Пранас Талзунас (лит. Pranas Talzūnas; род. 23 мая 1913, Чикаго — 1984) — литовский баскетболист, чемпион Европы 1937 года в составе сборной Литвы, лучший игрок чемпионата Европы по баскетболу 1937 (ru)
  • Pranas Talzūnas (born as Frank Konstant Talzunas; May 23, 1913 in Chicago – 1984) was a Lithuanian American basketball player. He won a gold medal with the Lithuania national basketball team during the EuroBasket 1937, held in Riga. Pranas was named MVP of EuroBasket 1937 and is regarded as the first player to use the hook shot. Talzūnas attitude toward the game, the matches and the representing of the nation seriousness are perfectly described by his words after the successful competition ending: "I confess that going to Riga I had no clue what to thought: whenever we will win or not. I didn't knew how our upcoming opponents plays. <...> We won deservedly, however <...> it wasn't easy. <...> The concern of the upcoming battles for me and for Feliksas Kriaučiūnas didn't let us to sleep for (en)
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  • Pranas Talzūnas (born as Frank Konstant Talzunas; May 23, 1913 in Chicago – 1984) was a Lithuanian American basketball player. He won a gold medal with the Lithuania national basketball team during the EuroBasket 1937, held in Riga. Pranas was named MVP of EuroBasket 1937 and is regarded as the first player to use the hook shot. Talzūnas attitude toward the game, the matches and the representing of the nation seriousness are perfectly described by his words after the successful competition ending: "I confess that going to Riga I had no clue what to thought: whenever we will win or not. I didn't knew how our upcoming opponents plays. <...> We won deservedly, however <...> it wasn't easy. <...> The concern of the upcoming battles for me and for Feliksas Kriaučiūnas didn't let us to sleep for any single night. <...> We were considering the victories possibilities for hours and still doubted it. Now everything is over. For me the heaviest stone just fall from the chest". (en)
  • Pranas Talzūnas, également connu sous son nom américanisé Frank Konstant Talzunas, né le 23 mars 1913, à Chicago, dans l'Illinois et mort à une date inconnue, est un ancien joueur lituanien de basket-ball. Il aurait été le premier joueur à réaliser un bras roulé dans un match officiel, lors du Championnat d'Europe 1937. (fr)
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