Juozas Jagelavičius
Lithuanian rower (1939–2000)
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Juozas Aleksandras Jagelavičius (12 January 1939 – 17 June 2000) was a Lithuanian rower. He competed for the Soviet Union at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics in the eight and finished in fifth and third place, respectively.[1] Between 1963 and 1969 he won two gold and five silver medals at European and world championships.[2] In 1965 Jagelavičius graduated from the Vilnius Pedagogical Institute and starting from 1972 worked as a rowing coach.[3] His wife Genovaitė Strigaitė was also an international rower.
Born12 January 1939
Džiuginėnai, Lithuania
Died17 June 2000 (aged 61)
Vilnius, Lithuania
EducationVilnius Pedagogical Institute
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Zigmas Jukna, Antanas Bagdonavicius, Volodymyr Sterlik and Juozas Jagelavicius – winners of the 1965 European Championships in the coxless fours | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 12 January 1939 Džiuginėnai, Lithuania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 June 2000 (aged 61) Vilnius, Lithuania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Vilnius Pedagogical Institute | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Žalgiris Vilnius | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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