Vladas Jankauskas

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameVladas•Jankauskas
Used nameVladas•Jankauskas
Born10 May 1903 in Kėdainiai, Kaunas (LTU)
DiedMarch 1969 in Jamaica, New York, New York (USA)
NOC Lithuania

Biography

During the late 1920s Vladas Jankauskas became a Lithuanian national cycling champion, earning him a place on the Olympic team. At the 1928 Amsterdam Games, Jankauskas competed in the individual road race, but collapsed and suffered an injury after covering 50 kilometres of the course. He later moved to the United States and lived in the New York area.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1928 Summer Olympics Cycling Road (Cycling) LTU Vladas Jankauskas
Road Race, Individual, Men (Olympic) DNF
Road Race, Team, Men (Olympic) Lithuania AC