Zigmas Jukna

Zigmas Jukna

Zigmas Jukna, Antanas Bagdonavicius, Volodymyr Sterlyk and Juozas Jagelavicius – winners of the 1965 European Championships in the coxless fours
Personal information
Born 13 July 1935
Palūksčiai, Lithuania
Died 7 October 1980 (Aged 45)
Vilnius, Lithuania
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
Sport Rowing
Club Žalgiris Vilnius
Medal record
Olympic Games
1960 Rome Coxed pairs
1968 Mexico City Eights
World Rowing Championships
1962 Lucerne Eights
1966 Bled Coxless fours
European Rowing Championships
1961 Copenhagen Coxed pairs
1965 Duisburg Coxless fours
1967 Vichy Coxed fours
1963 Copenhagen Eights
1964 Amsterdam Eights
1969 Klagenfurt Eights

Zigmas Pranciškus Jukna[1] (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.[2] Between 1961 and 1969 he won three gold and five silver medals at European and world championships.[3] Starting from 1971 he worked as a judge with the International Rowing Federation.[4]

In 1962 Jukna graduated from the Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences.[1] 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.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 Jukna Pranciškus Zigmas. Lithuanian Encyclopedia of Sport
  2. ↑ "Zigmas Jukna". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
  3. ↑ Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften – Vierer ohne Steuermann, Weltmeisterschaften – Achter – Herren, Europameisterschaften (Herren – Zweier m. Stm.), Europameisterschaften (Herren – Vierer o.Stm.), Europameisterschaften (Herren – Vierer m.Stm.), Europameisterschaften (Herren – Achter). sport-komplett.de.
  4. ↑ "Zigmas Jukna" in Encyclopedia of Soviet Lithuania, Vol. 2: Grūdas–Marvelis (1986)
  5. ↑ Antanas Bagdonavičius. Портрет друга Archived 1 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine.. ukrrowing.com.ua
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