Aivars Lazdenieks

Aivars Lazdenieks
Personal information
Born(1954-02-26)26 February 1954
Skrunda, Latvian SSR, USSR
Died20 August 2023(2023-08-20) (aged 69)
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1976 Montreal Quadruple sculls
World Rowing Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1975 Nottingham Quadruple sculls

Aivars Lazdenieks (26 February 1954 – 20 August 2023) was a Latvian rower who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1976 Summer Olympics.

In 1976 he was a crew member of the Soviet boat which won the silver medal in the quadruple sculls event.

Lazdenieks died on 20 August 2023, at the age of 69.[1]

  1. ^ "Mūžībā devies olimpiskais vicečempions airēšanā Aivars Lazdenieks". Apollo. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.