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.
 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
edit- ^ Juozas Jagelavičius. sports-reference.com
- ^ Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften – Vierer ohne Steuermann, Weltmeisterschaften – Achter – Herren Archived 17 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Europameisterschaften (Herren – Vierer o.Stm.), Europameisterschaften (Herren – Vierer m.Stm.), Europameisterschaften (Herren – Achter). sport-komplett.de.
- ^ Jagelavičius Juozapas Aleksandras. Lithuanian Encyclopedia of Sport
External links
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Media related to Juozas Jagelavičius at Wikimedia Commons- Juozas Jagelavičius at World Rowing
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