Gintarė Venčkauskaitė (born 4 November 1992 in
Klaipėda
Klaipėda (; ; german: Memel; pl, Kłajpeda; russian: Клайпеда; sgs, Klaipieda) is a city in Lithuania on the Baltic Sea coast. The capital of the eponymous county, it is the third largest city and the only major seaport in Lithuan ...
) is a Lithuanian
modern pentathlete
The modern pentathlon is an Olympic sport consisting of fencing (one-touch épée), freestyle swimming, equestrian show jumping, pistol shooting, and cross country running. The event is inspired by the traditional pentathlon held during the anci ...
.
Biography
She competed in
2010 Youth Olympics
The 2010 Summer Youth Olympics ( ta, 2010 கோடைக்கால இளையோர் ஒலிம்பிக் விளையாட்டுக்கள் ms, Sukan Olimpik Belia Musim Panas 2010), officially known as the I Summer ...
and reached 6th place. In 2011 World Championships she was 37th, while winning the national championship. Venčkauskaitė had her first
Olympic Games
The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a var ...
participation in
2012
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, finishing 12th.
Penkiakovė: Laura Asadauskaitė, Justinas Kinderis, Gintarė Venčkauskaitė
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References
External links
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1992 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Klaipėda
Sportspeople from Vilnius
Lithuanian female modern pentathletes
Modern pentathletes at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
Modern pentathletes at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Modern pentathletes at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Olympic modern pentathletes for Lithuania
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