Aldona Klimavičiūtė

Aldona Klimavičiūtė
Personal information
Born	27 March 1940 (age 78); Prienai, Lithuania
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Representing the Soviet Union
European Rowing Championships

Last updated March 07, 2019

Aldona Klimavičiūtė (born 27 March 1940) is a retired Lithuanian rower who won a silver medal in the eight event at the 1964 European Championships.^[1] In 1962 Čiukšytė graduated from the Economics Faculty of Vilnius University. Between 1963 and 1969 she worked as a rowing coach and from 1969 to 2008 as an accountant with the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra.^[2]

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References

↑ Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Damen – Achter). sport-komplett.de
↑ Klimavičiūtė Aldona, Jonuškienė. Lithuanian Encyclopedia of Sport

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[r1-1] Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Damen – Achter). sport-komplett.de

[r2-2] Klimavičiūtė Aldona, Jonuškienė. Lithuanian Encyclopedia of Sport