Edvinas Ramanauskas (born 18 August 1985, in

Šiauliai Šiauliai (; bat-smg, Šiaulē; german: Schaulen, ) is the fourth largest city in Lithuania, with a population of 107,086. From 1994 to 2010 it was the capital of Šiauliai County. Names Šiauliai is referred to by various names in different l ...

) is a

Lithuania Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...

sprint canoer Canoe sprint is a water sport in which athletes race canoes or kayaks on calm water. Overview Race categories vary by the number of athletes in the boat, the length of the course, and whether the boat is a canoe or kayak. Canoe sprints are som ...

. In

2014 Canoe Sprint European Championships The 2014 Canoe Sprint European Championships (german: Kanurennsport-Europameisterschaften 2014), was the 26th edition of the Canoe Sprint European Championships, an international canoe and kayak sprint event organised by the European Canoe Associ ...

Edvinas Ramanauskas and

Aurimas Lankas Aurimas Lankas (born 7 September 1985 in Šiauliai) is a Lithuanian sprint canoer. In 2014 Canoe Sprint European Championships The 2014 Canoe Sprint European Championships (german: Kanurennsport-Europameisterschaften 2014), was the 26th ...

won silver medals in K2-200 m event. In 2014 World Championships Lankas and Ramanauskas reached the final where they finished in 5th place. He competed for Lithuania at the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

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. Along with partner

, he won the bronze medal in the men's kayak double 200m. He was the flag bearer for Lithuania during the closing ceremony.

References

1985 births Lithuanian male canoeists Living people People from Šiauliai European Games competitors for Lithuania Canoeists at the 2015 European Games Canoeists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic canoeists for Lithuania Olympic bronze medalists for Lithuania Olympic medalists in canoeing Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics {{Lithuania-canoe-bio-stub