Akvilė Stapušaitytė (born 25 March 1986) is a Lithuanian
badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players pe ...
player. She was born in
Tauragė
Tauragė (; see other names) is an industrial city in Lithuania, and the capital of Tauragė County. In 2020, its population was 21,520. Tauragė is situated on the Jūra River, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast, and not far from th ...
, Lithuanian SSR.
Career
Stapušaitytė won the
Lithuanian National Badminton Championships The Lithuanian National Badminton Championships is a tournament organized to crown the best badminton players in Lithuania. They are held since 1963. Organised by Lithuanian Badminton Federation
Lithuanian Badminton Federation ( lt, Lietuvos badmin ...
in 2006–2014. Lithuania Open title winner. She attended the
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...
and lost to
Tine Rasmussen
Tine Baun (née Rasmussen; born 21 July 1979) is a Danish former badminton player. Most notably, she won the All England Open Badminton Championships women's singles title three times in 2008, 2010, and 2013 – the last of these being her final ...
in the second round. She also represented Lithuania in
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
where she was eliminated after group stage.
Media
Stapušaitytė was nominated among most charming sportswomen of 2013 in Lithuania. In 2014, she was on the cover of
SportIN magazine.
Sporto leidinių badas baigėsi: dienos šviesą išvydo žurnalas „SportIN“
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Achievements
BWF International Challenge/Series
''Women's singles''
''Women's doubles''
''Mixed doubles''
: BWF International Challenge
The BWF International Challenge is a grade 3 and level 1 tournament part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Series (level 2) and Future Series (level 3), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
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tournament
: BWF International Series
The BWF International Series is a grade 3 and level 2 tournament part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Challenge (level 1) and Future Series (level 3), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. ...
tournament
: BWF Future Series
The BWF Future Series is a grade 3 and level 3 tournaments part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Challenge (level 1) and International Series (level 2), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. ...
tournament
References
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1986 births
Living people
People from Tauragė
Lithuanian female badminton players
Badminton players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Badminton players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic badminton players for Lithuania
Badminton players at the 2015 European Games
European Games competitors for Lithuania
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