Aivars Lazdenieks (born 26 February 1954) is a Latvian

rower Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is ...

who competed for the Soviet Union in the

1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phi ...

. In 1976 he was a crew member of the Soviet boat which won the silver medal in the quadruple sculls event.

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* 1954 births Living people Latvian male rowers Soviet male rowers Olympic rowers of the Soviet Union Rowers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in rowing People from Skrunda Municipality World Rowing Championships medalists for the Soviet Union Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics {{Latvia-rowing-bio-stub