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| Born | 6 May 1933 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 3 January 1996 (aged 62) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Žalgiris Vilnius, Dynamo Moscow[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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[2] and finished fifth at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[3] While competing Vaitkevičius also acted as a Soviet rowing coach at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics, and he continued coaching and referring rowing competitions until 1993.[1][4] His elder brother Eugenijus (1931–2011) and wife Irena Bačiulytė were also a competitive rowers and rowing coaches.[5][6]
References
- 1 2 Вайткявичус Ричардас Иванович. Olympic Encyclopedia (2006)
- ↑ Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften – Achter – Herren Archived 17 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Achter) at sport-komplett.de
- ↑ Ričardas Vaitkevičius at Sports Reference
- ↑ Vaitkevičius Ričardas. Lithuanian Encyclopedia of Sport
- ↑ Vaitkevičius Eugenijus. Lithuanian Encyclopedia of Sport
- ↑ Вайткявичус Евгений Иванович. Olympic Encyclopedia (2006)
Soviet eight at the 1964 European Championships, Vaitkevičius is second from right
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