Rimas Kurtinaitis

Rimas Kurtinaitis is a Lithuanian basketball coach and former player who won Olympic gold with the Soviet Union in 1988 and two Olympic bronze medals for independent Lithuania, later becoming one of Europe's most decorated coaches.

Rimas Kurtinaitis won Olympic gold as part of the famous 1988 Soviet Union team — which featured four Lithuanian starters and upset the United States on the way to the title — then won bronze medals with independent Lithuania in 1992 and 1996, and built one of European basketball's most successful coaching careers, named Best EuroCup Coach of All Time in 2012.. After Lithuanian independence, he continued his international career with the newly restored national team, winning bronze medals at both the 1992 Barcelona and 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Kurtinaitis went on to play across Europe for clubs including BBV Hagen, Real Madrid, and Élan Chalon, winning the Spanish League title in 1994, before returning to Lithuania to finish his playing career. He transitioned into coaching in 2002, and built a hugely successful second career, winning three EuroCup titles (2009, 2012, 2015) as head coach of Lietuvos Rytas and later VTB League clubs, being named the Best EuroCup Coach of All Time in 2012 and inducted into the VTB United League Hall of Fame in 2019. He has continued coaching into his sixties, most recently leading Sabah BC in Azerbaijan.

Sharpshooting guard renowned for a deadly outside shot and clutch scoring

A legendary figure in Lithuanian basketball as both a player and a highly successful coach across multiple European leagues

• Olympic gold medal (1988, with the Soviet Union)
• 2x Olympic bronze medal (1992, 1996, with Lithuania)
• EuroBasket gold (1985) and bronze (1989), with the Soviet Union
• 3x EuroCup champion as head coach (2009, 2012, 2015)
• The Best EuroCup Coach of All Time (2012)