Genovaitė Strigaitė

Genovaitė Strigaitė
Personal information
Born 28 May 1942 (1942-05-28) (age 74)
Vytautai, Lithuania
Sport
Sport Rowing

Genovaitė Ona Strigaitė (later Jagelavičienė, born 28 May 1942) is a retired Lithuanian rower who won one gold and one silver medal in the eights event at the European Championships of 1963–1964.[1]

Between 1948 and 1958 Strigaitė and her family lived in exile in Siberia. In 1965 she graduated from the Vilnius University with a degree in physics and mathematics. In 1963–1965 she worked as a rowing coach, between 1966 and 1992 as a technician at the Vilnius Radio, and in 1992–2008 as a welfare functionary at the Vilnius City Office.[2] Her husband Juozas Jagelavičius was also an international rower.

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