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

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rower Rowing, often called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars (called blades in the United Kingdom) are attached to the boat using rowlocks, while paddles are ...

. He competed for the

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at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics in the 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 was also an international rower.

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* * 1939 births 2000 deaths People from Telšiai District Municipality Sportspeople from Telšiai County 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