Juozas Aleksandras Jagelavičius (12 January 1939 – 17 June 2000) was a

Lithuanian Lithuanian may refer to: * Lithuanians * Lithuanian language * The country of Lithuania * Grand Duchy of Lithuania * Culture of Lithuania * Lithuanian cuisine * Lithuanian Jews as often called "Lithuanians" (''Lita'im'' or ''Litvaks'') by other Jew ...

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 di ...

. He competed for the

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at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics in the coxed eight and finished in fifth and third place, respectively. Between 1963 and 1969 he won two gold and five silver medals at European and world championships. In 1965 Jagelavičius graduated from the Vilnius Pedagogical Institute and starting from 1972 worked as a rowing coach. His wife

Genovaitė Strigaitė Genovaitė Ona Strigaitė (later Jagelavičienė, born 28 May 1942) is a retired Lithuanian rower who won one gold and one silver medal in the eights event at the European Championships of 1963–1964. Between 1948 and 1958 Strigaitė and her ...

was also an international rower.

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* * 1939 births 2000 deaths People from Telšiai District Municipality Lithuanian male rowers Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in rowing Olympic rowers for the Soviet Union Rowers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Soviet male rowers World Rowing Championships medalists for the Soviet Union Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR European Rowing Championships medalists Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences alumni {{USSR-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub