Waldemar Blatskauskas

Waldemar Blatskauskas (17 March 1938 – 6 March 1964), also known simply as Waldemar, was a Brazilian professional basketball player of Lithuanian descent.

Club career During his pro career, Blatkauskas played with the Brazilian clubs Regatas Campinas, Tietê, São Carlos Clube, and XV de Novembro de Piracicaba.

National team career Blatkauskas was a member of the senior Brazilian national basketball team that won gold medals at the 1959 FIBA World Championship, and the 1963 FIBA World Championship. With Brazil, he also won a bronze medal at the 1960 Summer Olympic Games. The Ginásio Municipal Waldemar Blatkauskas (Municipal Gymnasium) in Piracicaba, Brazil. That same year, the Piracicaba municipal sports gymnasium was given the name "Ginásio Municipal Waldemar Blatkauskas" in his memory.