Eglė Staišiūnaitė Explained

Eglė Staišiūnaitė
Fullname:Eglė Staišiūnaitė
Birth Date:30 September 1988
Birth Place:Klaipeda, Lithuania
Height:1.74m (05.71feet)
Country: Lithuania
Sport:Athletics
Event:400 m hurdles
Pb:
  • 400 m hurdles: 56.17 (Beijing, August 2015)

Eglė Staišiūnaitė (born 30 September 1988 in Klaipeda[1]) is a Lithuanian athlete who specialises in the 400 m hurdles.

Career

Collegiately, Staišiūnaitė ran for the Wisconsin Badgers track and field team.[2] [3]

Staišiūnaitė competed in the 2012 European Championships in Athletics and reached 15th place in the 400 m hurdles. She has competed for Lithuania in the Olympics (2012) and World Championships (2015).[4]

Achievements

Representing Lithuania
2009European U23 ChampionshipsKaunas, Lithuania21st (h)400m hurdles60.32
9th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:40.69
2012European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland15th (sf)400 m hurdles58.76
Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom33rd (h)400 m hurdles57.79
2013UniversiadeKazan, Russia13th (h)400 m hurdles59.99
2014European ChampionshipsZürich, Switzerland11th (sf)400 m hurdles56.39
11th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:36.25
2015World ChampionshipsBeijing, China22nd (sf)400 m hurdles56.48

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eglė Staišiūnaitė. London 2012. 7 August 2012. 10 August 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120810004946/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/staisiunaite-egle-263201/. dead.
  2. Web site: Staisiunaite falls just short of advancing in Olympic debut . UW Badgers . 6 August 2024.
  3. Web site: Meet Egle Staisiunaite. UW Badgers . 6 August 2024.
  4. Web site: IAAF: Eglé Staisiunaite Profile. iaaf.org. 2017-09-19.