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Petras Karla

Personal information
Born	9 April 1937 Didžiasalis, Vilnius, Lithuania
Died	14 October 1969 (aged 32) Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Medal record Representing the  Soviet Union World Rowing Championships 1962 Lucerne Eight European Rowing Championships 1963 Copenhagen Eight 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 and finished fifth at the 1964 Summer Olympics.

In 1962, Karla graduated from the Physics Department of Vilnius University.

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

External links

• Petras Karla at World Rowing

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