Birutė Šakickienė (born 26 November 1968) is a
Lithuania
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rower
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who won an Olympic bronze medal in the Double Sculls event at the
2000 Summer Olympics
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in
Sydney
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. She also competed at the
1996 Summer Olympics
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.
References
External links
Link to International Olympic Committee Website – Search results for Birute Sakickiene Retrieved 1 July 2010
1968 births
Living people
Lithuanian female rowers
Rowers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Rowers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Olympic rowers for Lithuania
Olympic bronze medalists for Lithuania
Olympic medalists in rowing
Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Lithuanian Sports University alumni
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