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 coxed 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 | (1939-01-12)12 January 1939 Džiuginėnai, Lithuania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 17 June 2000(2000-06-17) (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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