Zigmas Jukna
 Zigmas Jukna, Antanas Bagdonavicius, Volodymyr Sterlik and Juozas Jagelavicius at the 1965 European Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 13 July 1935[1][2] Palūksčiai, Lithuania[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 7 October 1980 (aged 45)[1] Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Vilnius Pedagogical Institute | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Žalgiris Vilnius | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Zigmas Pranciškus Jukna[3] (13 July 1935 – 7 October 1980) was a Lithuanian rower. He competed for the Soviet Union at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics, and finished in second, fifth and third place in the coxed pairs, eights and eights events, respectively.[1] Between 1961 and 1969 he won three gold and five silver medals at European and world championships.[4] Starting from 1971 he worked as a judge with the International Rowing Federation.[5]
In 1962, Jukna graduated from the Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences.[3] He was married to Irena Jukna, also a competitive rower; they had a son. In the late 1970s Jukna was diagnosed with a brain tumor and died in 1980 after two operations.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Zigmas Jukna". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ Zigmas Jukna at World Rowing
- ^ a b Jukna Pranciškus Zigmas. Lithuanian Encyclopedia of Sport
- ^ Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften – Vierer ohne Steuermann, Weltmeisterschaften – Achter – Herren Archived 17 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Europameisterschaften (Herren – Zweier m. Stm.), Europameisterschaften (Herren – Vierer o.Stm.), Europameisterschaften (Herren – Vierer m.Stm.), Europameisterschaften (Herren – Achter). sport-komplett.de.
- ^ "Zigmas Jukna" in Encyclopedia of Soviet Lithuania, Vol. 2: Grūdas–Marvelis (1986)
- ^ Antanas Bagdonavičius. Портрет друга Archived 1 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine. ukrrowing.com.ua
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