ABOUT PALANGA'S SPORTS CENTER
Palanga's sports center - a school of non-formal children education and a school of sports education supplementing formal education, responsible for the sport of children, pupils, young people, adults and sports veterans within the town of Palanga, owning and improving town's sports facilities, mass playgrounds, as well as providing qualified sports services within town's sports facilities, streets and the beach.
HISTORY
A Complex Children's and Youth Sports School (VJSM) was opened in Palanga in year 1977 by the Palanga town's Žalgiris Council. There were groups of cycling and athletics sports. School principals: Stanislovas Kašinskas (1977-1983), Romaldas Kazlauskas (1983-1991).
Palanga's Children and Youth Sports School was established in 1979, subordinated to the Lithuanian Republic's Ministry of Education. There were volleyball, bicycle (since 1983) and boxing (since 1984) sports groups. School principals: V. Keženaitis (1978-1983), Irena Švanienė (1983-1991).
On January 10th, 1991, after merging the Žalgiris complex VJSM and Palanga's town children and youth sports school, Palanga's town children and youth sports school was established. Since 1991 there are groups for athletics, tennis and volleyball. Since 1994 there are groups for boxing and football. Since 1997 - Basketball sports groups. 1992-1994 there were sections for horse show jumping, swimming and chess.
On November 12, 2009, the name of Palanga Sports School was changed to Palanga Sports Center by the decision of Palanga's Town's Municipal Council.
FAMOUS ATHLETES
Boxing
2003 European Youth Championship (weight category up to 69 kg) 3rd place, World Youth Championship - 2nd place, 2005 European Youth Under-20 Championship (weight category up to 75 kg) 3rd place.
2009 European School Championship (weight category up to 69 kg) 3rd place, coach Saulius Simė.
Basketball
2005 European Youth Under-20 Championship 2nd place, World Youth Under-21 Championship 1st place, most useful player of the Championship, 2010 World Men's Championship 3rd place, coach Regimantas Juška.
2008 European Youth Champion, coach Daiva Mažionienė.
Athletics
Javelin Throw; 1999 European Youth Under 20 Champion, 6 times (2001-2007, 2009) Lithuanian Champion, 2004 Lithuanian record holder - 82, 94 meters, coach Romaldas Kazlauskas.
Disk throwing; 2005 World Youth Championship, 7th place, coach I. Apanavičiūtė.
THE BEST ATHLETES OF PALANGA 2020
3rd place in Lithuanian Youth Championship
U15 LKF project "Young Talents" team member
3rd place in Lithuanian Youth Championship
Member of the Lithuanian U-19 national team
3rd place in Lithuanian Youth Championship
Third place in the men's doubles competition in the Lithuanian youth personal badminton championship
Lithuanian adult full contact Kyokushin karate championship vice-champion (2nd place)
Second place in the men's doubles competition in the Lithuanian youth personal badminton championship
3rd place in Lithuanian Youth Championship
1. First place in the Lithuanian youth championship, 200-meter run; Third place in the 100-meter run
2. Third place in Lithuanian youth championship, 200-meter run.
3. Sixth place in the Baltic Youth Championship, 100-meter run; Fourth place in the 200-meter run
1. Member of the Lithuanian U-15 national team;
2. Fifth place in the Lithuanian beach volleyball U-16 championship;
3. Fourth place in the Lithuanian U-15 Hall Volleyball Championship
1. Third place in the Baltic Youth Championship, 400 meters run;
2. Third place in the Lithuanian youth championship, 400 meters run
Lithuanian Youth Personal Badminton Championship second place in men's doubles competition and third place in men's singles competition
1. Third place in the Lithuanian Youth Championship, long jump
2. First place in the Lithuanian Youth Championship, long jump
3. Fifth place in the Baltic Junior Championships, long jump
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