Eglė Balčiūnaitė | |
Birth Date: | 1988 10, mf=yes |
Birth Place: | Šiauliai, Lithuania |
Country: | Lithuania |
Sport: | Running |
Event: | 400 m, 800 m |
Pb: | 400 m (indoor): 53.47 (2010) 800 m (indoor): 2:01.37 (2010) 800 m (outdoor): 1:59.29 (2010) |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Eglė Balčiūnaitė (born October 31, 1988, in Šiauliai) is a track and field middle-distance runner who competes internationally for Lithuania.
She competed in the 2008 Olympics in 800 m distance and finished 22nd. She took part in the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships in Kaunas and placed 6th in the final.[1] She participated in the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships where she achieved her personal best and finished 5th in the indoor 800 m discipline.
In January 2023 Balčiūnaitė announced about her retirement from professional sport.[2]