Petras Karla

Petras Karla
Personal information
Born 9 April 1937
Didžiasalis, Vilnius, Lithuania
Died 14 October 1969 (aged 32)
Vilnius, Lithuania
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
Sport Rowing

Petras Karla (9 April 1937 – 14 October 1969) was a Lithuanian rower who specialized in the eights. 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

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