Giedrius Gužys (born 4 December 1976 in

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) is a retired Lithuanian sailor, who specialized in the

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class. He represented his nation

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in two editions of the Olympic Games (2000 and 2004), and has placed outside the top ten in his respective sailing class at the ISAF World Championships and

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series. Guzys also trained throughout his sporting career for Bangpūtys Sailing Regatta in

. Guzys made his official debut at the

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, where he placed twenty-fifth in the

class with a net score of 177 points, trailing behind Canada's Marty Essig by a single mark. At the

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, Guzys qualified for his second Lithuanian team, as a 27-year-old, in the

class by receiving a berth from the European Championships in

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. Sailing through the race series with a mediocre effort, Guzys posted a remarkable grade of 239 net points to establish a twenty-seventh spot in a fleet of forty-two sailors.

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* * * 1976 births Living people Lithuanian male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Lithuania Sailors at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Laser Sailors at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Laser Sportspeople from Kaunas {{Lithuania-yachtracing-bio-stub