Antanas Bagdonavičius

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]
EducationVilnius State University
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubŽalgiris Vilnius
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1960 RomeCoxed pair
Bronze medal – third place1968 Mexico CityEight
World Rowing Championships
Silver medal – second place1962 LucerneEight
Silver medal – second place1966 BledCoxless four
European Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place1961 PragueCoxed pair
Gold medal – first place1965 DuisburgCoxless four
Gold medal – first place1967 VichyCoxed four
Silver medal – second place1963 CopenhagenEight
Silver medal – second place1964 AmsterdamEight

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]

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]

Publications

References

  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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