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| Born | 9 April 1937 Didžiasalis, Vilnius, Lithuania | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 October 1969 (aged 32) Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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
- ^ 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
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