Brigita Virbalytė-Dimšienė (born 1 February 1985 in

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) is a female professional

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who competes internationally for

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. She participated at the

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and reached 24th place. She is also a

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sports journalist. In 2010, she became national champion at the

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10 km walking event, winning in a personal best of 44:42 minutes.

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* * * 1985 births Living people Lithuanian female race walkers 21st-century Lithuanian journalists Lithuanian women journalists Sportspeople from Alytus Athletes from Vilnius Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Lithuania World Athletics Championships athletes for Lithuania Competitors at the 2007 Summer Universiade 21st-century Lithuanian sportswomen {{lithuania-athletics-bio-stub