Career
Briedis started training in rowing in 1955. Between 1959 and 1962 he worked as electrician and welder. In 1968 he graduated from the Vilnius branch of the Kaunas University of Technology and between 1969 and 1976 worked as an engineer
After that he coached rowing, first at Dynamo Vilnius and then at the national level
Since 1990 he acted a sports functionary.