Petras Karla
Petras Karla (9 April 1937 – 14 October 1969) was a Lithuanian rower who specialized in the eight event. In this event he won three silver medals at the European and world championships of 1962–1964[1] and finished fifth at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[2]
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| Born | 9 April 1937 Didžiasalis, Vilnius, Lithuania | |||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 October 1969 (aged 32) Vilnius, Lithuania | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In 1962, Karla graduated from the Physics Department of Vilnius University.[3]
References
- Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften – Achter – Herren Archived 17 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Achter) at sport-komplett.de
- Petras Karla at Sports Reference
- Karla Petras. Lithuanian Encyclopedia of Sport
External links
- Petras Karla at FISA WorldRowing.com
Soviet eight at the 1964 European Championships, Karla is second from left
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