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Antanas Bagdonavičius

Antanas Bagdonavičius

Lithuanian rower (1938–2024)

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]

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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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    "ANTANAS BAGDONAVIČIUS". LSE. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
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    Antanas Bagdonavičius. sports-reference.com
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    Bagdonavičius Antanas. Lithuanian Encyclopedia of Sport
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    Anatoliy Sass Предисловие Archived 22 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine. ukrrowing.com.ua
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    "Anapilin iškeliavo olimpinis vicečempionas Antanas Bagdonavičius". LIF. Retrieved 10 March 2024.


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