Irena Sonia Bačiulytė (later Vaitkevičienė, 8 January 1939 – 28 March 2024) was a Lithuanian rower who won three European titles in the eights event in 1963, 1965 and 1967; she finished second in 1964 and 1966. In 1962 Bačiulytė graduated from the

Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences Vytautas Magnus University Education Academy ( lt, Vytauto Didžiojo universiteto Švietimo akademija or VDU ŠA) – an academical unit of Vytautas Magnus University, which specialized in preparing school teachers and other educators. Located i ...

and later worked as a rowing coach in

Vilnius Vilnius ( , ; see also other names) is the capital and largest city of Lithuania, with a population of 592,389 (according to the state register) or 625,107 (according to the municipality of Vilnius). The population of Vilnius's functional urb ...

. Her husband

Ričardas Vaitkevičius Ričardas Vaitkevičius (6 May 1933 – 3 January 1996) was a Lithuanian rower who specialized in the eights. In this event he won three silver medal at the European and world championships of 1962–1964 and finished fifth at the 1964 Summer Ol ...

was also an international rower and rowing coach. Bačiulytė died in Vilnius on 28 March 2024, at the age of 85.

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1939 births 2024 deaths Lithuanian female rowers Soviet female rowers European Rowing Championships medalists Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences alumni People from Kybartai {{Lithuania-sport-bio-stub