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Born | Babiany, Poland (now Bobėnai, Lithuania) | 15 June 1938||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 9 March 2024 Vilnius, Lithuania [1] | (aged 85)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | Vilnius State University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Žalgiris Vilnius | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]