Richard Petruška

Slovak basketball player
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Summary

Richard Petruška was born on January 25, 1969[1], in Levice[2]. He has worked as a basketball player[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (142 views/month, #7,268 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Slovakia[5], Czechoslovakia[6], Italy[7]
  • Educated at: Gymnázium Andreja Vrábla Levice[8], Loyola Marymount University[9], University of California, Los Angeles[10]
  • Sex or gender: male[11]
  • Member of sports team: Orlandina Basket[12], Saski Baskonia[13], Pallacanestro Varese[14], Baloncesto Málaga, SAD[15], Galatasaray S.K.[16], Houston Rockets[17]
  • League or competition: National Basketball Association[18]
  • Position played on team / speciality: power forward[19], center[20]
  • Sport: basketball[21]
  • Drafted by: Houston Rockets[22]
  • Given name: Richard[23]
  • Participant in: EuroBasket 1991[24]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Slovak[25]
  • Country for sport: Slovakia[26], Czechoslovakia[27]
  • Name in native language: Richard Petruška[28]
  • Start of work period: 1988[29]
  • End of work period: 2003[30]
  • Height: 208 cm[31]
  • Mass: 118 kg[32]

Why It Matters

Richard Petruška has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

Where was Richard Petruška born?

Richard Petruška was born in Levice[2].

What did Richard Petruška do for work?

Richard Petruška worked as a basketball player[3].

Where did Richard Petruška go to school?

Richard Petruška was educated at Gymnázium Andreja Vrábla Levice[8], Loyola Marymount University[9], and University of California, Los Angeles[10].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . FIBA database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . FIBA database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . RealGM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . FIBA database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . FIBA database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . FIBA database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . Basketball Reference. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . Basketball Reference. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Luca.favorido · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Richard Petruška (NL-HlmNHA 1478 43665K00 29) (cropped).jpg
    Country for sport → Slovakia, Czechoslovakia
    Participant in → EuroBasket 1991
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Slovak
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