Sofija Korkutytė

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Personal information

Born

22 July 1939
Mitriškės, Lithuania

Died

23 May 2000 (aged 60)
Vilnius, Lithuania

Sport

Rowing

Medal record

Competitor for the Soviet Union
European Rowing Championships
Gold	1963 Moscow	Eights
Silver	1964 Amsterdam	Eights
Gold	1965 Duisburg	Eights
Silver	1966 Amsterdam	Eights
Gold	1967 Vichy	Eights

Sofija Korkutytė (22 July 1939 – 23 May 2000) 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.^[1] In 1966 Korkutytė graduated from the Economics Faculty of Vilnius University. From 1964 to 1981 she worked as a rowing coach and between 1981 and 1998 she was employed at the Lithuanian Ministry of Land Reclamation and Water Management. In parallel she also acted as a rowing judge.^[2]

References

↑ Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Damen – Achter). sport-komplett.de
↑ Korkutytė Sofija. Lithuanian Encyclopedia of Sport

Soviet eight at the 1966 European Championships, Korkutytė is third from right

Persondata
Name	Korkutytė, Sofija
Alternative names
Short description	Rower
Date of birth	22 July 1939
Place of birth	Mitriškės, Lithuania
Date of death	23 May 2000
Place of death	Vilnius, Lithuania

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