Giedrė Rakauskaitė
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 June 1991 Kaunas, Lithuania |
| Home town | Worcester, Worcestershire, England |
| Sport | |
| Country | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom |
| Sport | Pararowing |
Medal record | |
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Giedrė Rakauskaitė MBE (born 13 June 1991 in Kaunas) is a British Paralympic rower who is a quadruple World champion in the mixed coxed four.[1][2][3] She won a gold medal in the mixed cox four at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.[4] Rakauskaitė was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to rowing.[5][6]
References
- ↑ "Giedre Rakauskaite - Profile". British Rowing. 24 December 2019.
- ↑ "Two golds for GB at World Rowing Championships". ParalympicsGB. 31 August 2019.
- ↑ "Worcester rower Giedre Rakauskaite who feared she may lose her leg is picked for Great Britain world championships team". Worcester News. 12 September 2017.
- ↑ "Tokyo Paralympics: GB win PR3 mixed coxed four rowing gold". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ↑ "No. 63571". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 2022. p. N23.
- ↑ "New Year Honours 2022: Jason Kenny receives a knighthood and Laura Kenny made a dame". BBC Sport. 31 December 2021.
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Categories:
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Lithuanian emigrants to the United Kingdom
- British female rowers
- Paralympic rowers for Great Britain
- Rowers at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Rowers at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic medalists in rowing
- Paralympic gold medalists for Great Britain
- Members of the Order of the British Empire
- Naturalised citizens of the United Kingdom
- Sportspeople from Kaunas