Antanas Leonovich Bagdonavičius (born 15 June 1938) is a retired 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.[1] Between 1961 and 1967 he won three gold and four silver medals at European and world championships.[2]
Zigmas Jukna, Antanas Bagdonavicius, Volodymyr Sterlik and Juozas Jagelavičius – winners of the 1965 European Championships in the coxless fours | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1938-06-15) June 15, 1938 (age 83) Bobėnai, Lithuania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 since 1970 worked as a rowing coach, referee and functionary in Vilnius.[3] He was noted for his calm behavior in any stressing situation.[4]
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