Gediminas Truskauskas (born 2 January 1998 in

Vilnius Vilnius ( , ; see also other names) is the capital and largest city of Lithuania, with a population of 592,389 (according to the state register) or 625,107 (according to the municipality of Vilnius). The population of Vilnius's functional urb ...

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 ...

) is a

n sprinter, who specializes in the

200m The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a Sprint (running), sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run th ...

. He ran his personal best and a national record of 20.48 at

Eisenstadt Eisenstadt (; hu, Kismarton; hr, Željezni grad; ; sl, Železno, Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian: ''Eisnstod'') is a city in Austria, the state capital of Burgenland. It had a recorded population on 29 April 2021 of 15,074. In the Habsburg ...

on the 9th of June 2021. Gediminas Truskauskas qualified for the

2020 Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the 1 ...

via world rankings.Kvietimų į Tokijo olimpines žaidynes sulaukė dar penki lengvaatlečiai
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* 1998 births Living people Lithuanian male sprinters Sportspeople from Vilnius Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Lithuania European Games competitors for Lithuania Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 European Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 European Games {{lithuania-athletics-bio-stub