Antanas Bagdonavičius

Antanas Bagdonavičius (15 June 1938 – 9 March 2024) was a Lithuanian rower. He competed for the Soviet Union at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics, winning a silver medal in the coxed pairs in 1960 (with Zigmas Jukna) finishing in fifth and third place in the eights in 1964 and 1968, respectively.[2] Between 1961 and 1967 he won three gold and four silver medals at European and world championships.[3]

Antanas Bagdonavičius
Zigmas Jukna, Antanas Bagdonavicius, Volodymyr Sterlik and Juozas Jagelavičius – winners of the 1965 European Championships in the coxless fours
Personal information
Born(1938-06-15)15 June 1938
Babiany, Poland (now Bobėnai, Lithuania)
Died9 March 2024(2024-03-09) (aged 85)
Vilnius, Lithuania[1]
Alma materVilnius State University
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubŽalgiris Vilnius
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1960 Rome Coxed pair
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Mexico City Eight
World Rowing Championships
Silver medal – second place 1962 Lucerne Eight
Silver medal – second place 1966 Bled Coxless four
European Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1961 Prague Coxed pair
Gold medal – first place 1965 Duisburg Coxless four
Gold medal – first place 1967 Vichy Coxed four
Silver medal – second place 1963 Copenhagen Eight
Silver medal – second place 1964 Amsterdam Eight

In 1963, Bagdonavičius graduated from the Physics Department of the Vilnius State University. He retired from competitions around the late 1960s, and beginning in 1970 worked as a rowing coach, referee and functionary in Vilnius.[4] He was noted for his calm behavior in any stressful situation.[5]

Bagdonavičius died on 9 March 2024, at the age of 85.[6]

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References

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  1. ^ "ANTANAS BAGDONAVIČIUS". LSE. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  2. ^ Antanas Bagdonavičius. sports-reference.com
  3. ^ Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften – Vierer ohne Steuermann, Weltmeisterschaften – Achter – Herren Archived 17 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Europameisterschaften (Herren – Zweier m. Stm.), Europameisterschaften (Herren – Vierer o.Stm.), Europameisterschaften (Herren – Vierer m.Stm.), Europameisterschaften (Herren – Achter). sport-komplett.de.
  4. ^ Bagdonavičius Antanas. Lithuanian Encyclopedia of Sport
  5. ^ Anatoliy Sass Предисловие Archived 22 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine. ukrrowing.com.ua
  6. ^ "Anapilin iškeliavo olimpinis vicečempionas Antanas Bagdonavičius". LIF. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
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