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Petras Karla
Personal information
Born9 April 1937
Didžiasalis, Vilnius, Lithuania
Died14 October 1969 (aged 32)
Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Representing the   Soviet Union
World Rowing Championships
Silver medal – second place 1962 Lucerne Eight
European Rowing Championships
Silver medal – second place 1963 Copenhagen Eight
Silver medal – second place 1964 Amsterdam Eight

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]

In 1962, Karla graduated from the Physics Department of Vilnius University. [3]

References

  1. ^ Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften – Achter – Herren Archived 17 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Achter) at sport-komplett.de
  2. ^ Petras Karla at Sports Reference
  3. ^ Karla Petras. Lithuanian Encyclopedia of Sport

External links

Soviet eight at the 1964 European Championships, Karla is second from left


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Petras Karla
Personal information
Born9 April 1937
Didžiasalis, Vilnius, Lithuania
Died14 October 1969 (aged 32)
Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Representing the   Soviet Union
World Rowing Championships
Silver medal – second place 1962 Lucerne Eight
European Rowing Championships
Silver medal – second place 1963 Copenhagen Eight
Silver medal – second place 1964 Amsterdam Eight

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]

In 1962, Karla graduated from the Physics Department of Vilnius University. [3]

References

  1. ^ Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften – Achter – Herren Archived 17 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Achter) at sport-komplett.de
  2. ^ Petras Karla at Sports Reference
  3. ^ Karla Petras. Lithuanian Encyclopedia of Sport

External links

Soviet eight at the 1964 European Championships, Karla is second from left



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