Saulius Štombergas

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Medal record
Competitor for Lithuania
Olympic Men's basketball
Bronze	1996 Atlanta	National team
Bronze	2000 Sydney	National team
European Championships
Competitor for Lithuania
Silver	1995 Athens	National team
Gold	2003 Sweden	National team

Saulius Štombergas (born December 14, 1973 in Klaipėda, Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic, USSR) is a retired Lithuanian basketball player for the Lithuanian men's national basketball team.

During the 11 years as a Lithuanian international he played 97 official games and scored 1036 points for his home country. He won two Bronze medals at the Olympic Games in 1996 and 2000, a Silver medal at the European Championship in Athens and as a captain of the NT became champion of the same competition in 2003 in Sweden.

[edit] Awards/achievements

Lithuanian National Team 1994 to 2004
European Championships 1995 (Finalist),1997, 1999, 2001, 2003 (Champion)
Olympic Games 1996, 2000, 2004
Goodwill Games 1998
Lithuanian LKL All-Star Game 1996, 2003
Eurobasket.com All-Lithuania 1st Team 1996
Lithuanian League Champion 1998, 1999
NEBL Champion 1999
Euroleague Champion with Žalgiris Kaunas in 1999
FIBA EuroStars, Berlin 1998
Italian Cup Finalist 2000
Spanish ACB All-Star Game 2001
ULEB Euroleague Finalist 2001
Spanish ACB All-Bosman Team 2001
Spanish ACB FinalFour 2001
Turkish League Regular Season Champion 2002
Turkish Cup Winner 2002
Euroleague FIBA Champion 2004

His former teams in the order he played for: Atletas (Kaunas), Vostok Shanghai (China), Žalgiris Kaunas, Kinder Bologna, TAU Cerámica, Efes Pilsen, BC UNICS, Ülkerspor.

v • d • e Lithuania squad - 1998 FIBA World Championship - 7th place

4 Jasikevičius \| 5 E.Žukauskas \| 6 Masiulis \| 7 Štombergas \| 8 M.Žukauskas \| 9 Pačėsas \| 10 Lukminas \| 11 Adomaitis \| 12 Karnišovas \| 13 Maskoliūnas \| 14 Einikis \| 15 Praškevičius \| Coach: Kazlauskas

v • d • e 1996 Olympic Bronze Medalists Men's Basketball – Lithuania

Arvydas Sabonis \| Rimas Kurtinaitis \| Darius Lukminas \| Saulius Štombergas \| Eurelijus Žukauskas \| Šarūnas Marčiulionis \| Mindaugas Žukauskas \| Gintaras Einikis \| Andrius Jurkūnas \| Artūras Karnišovas \| Rytis Vaišvila \| Tomas Pačėsas \| Coach: Vladas Garastas

v • d • e 2000 Olympic Bronze Medalists Men's Basketball – Lithuania

Gintaras Einikis \| Saulius Štombergas \| Eurelijus Žukauskas \| Dainius Adomaitis \| Šarūnas Jasikevičius \| Kęstutis Marčiulionis \| Tomas Masiulis \| Darius Maskoliūnas \| Ramūnas Šiškauskas \| Darius Songaila \| Mindaugas Timinskas \| Andrius Giedraitis \| Coach: Jonas Kazlauskas

v • d • e BC Žalgiris 1998-99 Euroleague Champions

4 Edney (Final4 MVP) \| 5 M.Žukauskas \| 7 Štombergas \| 8 Zidek \| 9 E.Žukauskas \| 10 Adomaitis \| 12 Masiulis \| 13 Maskoliunas \| 14 Bowie \| 15 Šeštokas \| Coach Kazlauskas