Apolinaras Grigas (Russian: Аполинарас Григас; born 3 September 1945) is a Lithuanian rower who competed for the Soviet Union. Grigas was born in

Kaunas Kaunas (; ; also see other names) is the second-largest city in Lithuania after Vilnius and an important centre of Lithuanian economic, academic, and cultural life. Kaunas was the largest city and the centre of a county in the Duchy of Trakai ...

, Lithuania. At the

1967 European Rowing Championships The 1967 European Rowing Championships were rowing championships held on Lake Allier, a reservoir in the Allier River adjacent to the French city of Vichy. This edition of the European Rowing Championships was held from 1 to 3 September for women ...

in Vichy, he won silver with the men's eight. He competed at the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...

in Mexico City with the men's coxless pair where they did not finish in the round one repêchage. At the

1971 European Rowing Championships The 1971 European Rowing Championships were rowing championships held on Lake Bagsværd in the Danish capital Copenhagen. There were seven competitions for men and five for women, and the most successful nation was East Germany with five gold med ...

in Copenhagen, he won bronze with the men's eight. At the

1973 European Rowing Championships The 1973 European Rowing Championships were rowing championships held at the regatta course on the Krylatskoye Rowing Canal in Moscow, Soviet Union. The competition was the first use of the venue. There were seven competitions for men and five for ...

in Moscow, he won silver with the men's coxless four.

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1945 births Living people Soviet male rowers Lithuanian male rowers Olympic rowers for the Soviet Union Rowers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Kaunas European Rowing Championships medalists {{USSR-rowing-bio-stub