Jonas Narmontas

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Men's rowing
Representing the Soviet Union
Olympic Games
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Last updated May 25, 2023

Jonas Narmontas (born 14 September 1960) is a Lithuanian former rower who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1988 Summer Olympics.

In 1980 he was a crew member of the Soviet boat which won the bronze medal in the eights event.

Eight years later he participated with the Soviet boat in the 1988 coxed fours competition but they did not start in the final B.

External links

Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jonas Narmontas". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.

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