Irena Bačiulytė
Soviet eight at the 1965 European Championships, Bačiulytė is 3rd from left | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 8 January 1939 Kybartai, Lithuania | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 March 2024 (aged 85) Vilnius, Lithuania | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Irena Sonia Bačiulytė (later Vaitkevičienė, 8 January 1939 – 28 March 2024) was a Lithuanian rower who won three European titles in the eights event in 1963, 1965 and 1967; she finished second in 1964 and 1966. In 1962 Bačiulytė graduated from the Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences and later worked as a rowing coach in Vilnius. Her husband Ričardas Vaitkevičius was also an international rower and rowing coach. Bačiulytė died in Vilnius on 28 March 2024, at the age of 85.