Vaida Žūsinaitė-Nekriošienė (born 13 January 1988) is a long-distance runner who competes internationally for
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 ...
.
In 2012, she represented Lithuania in the
European Championships
The European Championships is a multi-sport tournament which brings together the existing European Championships of some of the continent's leading sports every four years. The inaugural edition in 2018 was staged by the host cities of Berlin, ...
, where she finished 19th. Žūsinaitė met the qualification standards for the
2015 World Championships in Athletics
The 2015 IAAF World Championships ( zh, 第十五届世界田径锦标赛), the fifteenth edition of the IAAF World Championships, were held from 22 to 30 August at the National Stadium in Beijing, China. Forty-three nations won medals, 144 of ...
, but might not be selected due to the three runners per nation rule. Five female Lithuanian marathon runners met the qualification standards. 2016 she broke her personal best in Hannover Marathon (2:32,50)
and represented Lithuania in
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 ...
., where she finished 38th (2:35,53).
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1988 births
Living people
Lithuanian female marathon runners
Lithuanian female long-distance runners
Lithuanian female steeplechase runners
Olympic athletes for Lithuania
Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
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