Petras Karla

Petras Karla
Personal information
Born9 April 1937
Didžiasalis, Vilnius, Lithuania
Died14 October 1969 (aged 32)
Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
World Rowing Championships
Silver medal – second place 1962 Lucerne Eight
European Rowing Championships
Silver medal – second place 1963 Copenhagen Eight
Silver medal – second place 1964 Amsterdam Eight

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

  1. ^ Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften – Achter – Herren Archived 17 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Achter) at sport-komplett.de
  2. ^ Petras Karla at Sports Reference
  3. ^ Karla Petras. Lithuanian Encyclopedia of Sport
Soviet eight at the 1964 European Championships, Karla is second from left
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