Edgaras Venckaitis (born 12 December 1985 in
Tauragė
Tauragė (; see other names) is an industrial city in Lithuania, and the capital of Tauragė County. In 2020, its population was 21,520. Tauragė is situated on the Jūra River, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast, and not far fro ...
) is a Lithuanian wrestler, who competes in the men's 66 kg Greco-Roman division.
He has competed at the
2012 Summer Olympics where he finished 7th. He lost to eventual champion
Kim Hyeon-woo in the main draw and then to
Pedro Mulens in the repechage.
In 2014 Venckaitis won the bronze medal at the
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
.
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Lithuanian male sport wrestlers
1985 births
Living people
People from Tauragė
Sportspeople from Vilnius
Wrestlers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Wrestlers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic wrestlers for Lithuania
World Wrestling Championships medalists
21st-century Lithuanian people
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