Greta Streimikyte ( ; born 24 August 1995) is a blind Irish Paralympic athlete who competes in

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events in international level events. She moved to Ireland in 2010 and became an Irish citizen in 2015. Streimikyte is one of a set of triplets, born prematurely and contracted retinopathy in an

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at birth.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Streimikyte, Greta 1995 births Living people Athletes from County Dublin Paralympic athletes for Ireland Irish female long-distance runners Medalists at the World Para Athletics European Championships Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Lithuanian emigrants to Ireland Visually impaired middle-distance runners