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]

Sofija Korkutytė
Personal information
Born22 July 1939
Mitriškės, Lithuania
Died23 May 2000 (aged 60)
Vilnius, Lithuania
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
European Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1963 Moscow Eights
Silver medal – second place 1964 Amsterdam Eights
Gold medal – first place 1965 Duisburg Eights
Silver medal – second place 1966 Amsterdam Eights
Gold medal – first place 1967 Vichy Eights

References edit

  1. ^ Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Damen – Achter). sport-komplett.de
  2. ^ Korkutytė Sofija. Lithuanian Encyclopedia of Sport
 
Soviet eight at the 1966 European Championships, Korkutytė is third from right