Svajūnas Adomaitis (born March 9, 1985, in
Tauragė
Tauragė (; see #Names and etymology, other names) is an industrial city in Lithuania, and the capital of Tauragė County. In 2020, its population was 20,956. Tauragė is situated on the Jūra, Jūra River, close to the border with the Kaliningr ...
) is a retired amateur Lithuanian Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's featherweight category. He scored a ninth-place finish in the 55-kg division at the
2003 World Wrestling Championships
The following is the final results of the 2003 World Wrestling Championships. The Freestyle Competition was held in New York City, New York (state), New York, while the Greco-Roman Competition was held in Créteil, France.
Medal table
Team ranki ...
in
Créteil
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,
France
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, and later represented his nation
Lithuania
Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, 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, bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, P ...
at the
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and officially branded as Athens 2004 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece.
The Games saw 10,625 athletes ...
. Throughout his sporting career, Adomaitis trained as a member of the wrestling squad for the Lithuanian Olympic Sports Center () under head coach Jonas Sabutis.
Adomaitis qualified for the Lithuanian squad in the
men's 55 kg class at the
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and officially branded as Athens 2004 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece.
The Games saw 10,625 athletes ...
in
Athens
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. Earlier in the process, he received a berth and rounded out the ninth spot from the
2003 World Wrestling Championships
The following is the final results of the 2003 World Wrestling Championships. The Freestyle Competition was held in New York City, New York (state), New York, while the Greco-Roman Competition was held in Créteil, France.
Medal table
Team ranki ...
in
Créteil
Créteil () is a Communes of France, commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, Île-de-France. It is located from the Kilometre Zero, centre of Paris. Créteil is the ''préfecture'' (capital) of the Val-de-Marne Departments of France, dep ...
,
France
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. He lost two straight matches each to Georgia's
Irakli Chochua and two-time Olympian
Ercan Yıldız of Turkey, both by a 1–3 verdict, leaving him on the bottom of the prelim pool and placing sixteenth in the final standings.
References
External links
Profile – International Wrestling Database
1985 births
Living people
Lithuanian male sport wrestlers
Olympic wrestlers for Lithuania
Wrestlers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
People from Tauragė
Sportspeople from Tauragė County
21st-century Lithuanian sportsmen
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