Sofija Korkutytė, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Sofija Korkutytė

Soviet rower

Date of Birth: 22-Jul-1939

Date of Death: 23-May-2000

Profession: rower

Nationality: Lithuania

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Sofija Korkutyte (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.
In 1966 Korkutyte 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.