Giedrė Rakauskaitė Explained

Giedrė Rakauskaitė MBE
Sport:	Pararowing
Birth Date:	13 June 1991
Birth Place:	Kaunas, Lithuania
Hometown:	Worcester, Worcestershire, England

Giedrė Rakauskaitė (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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Giedre Rakauskaite - Profile. 24 December 2019. British Rowing.
2. Web site: Two golds for GB at World Rowing Championships. 31 August 2019. ParalympicsGB.
3. Web site: Worcester rower Giedre Rakauskaite who feared she may lose her leg is picked for Great Britain world championships team. 12 September 2017. Worcester News.
4. Web site: Tokyo Paralympics: GB win PR3 mixed coxed four rowing gold . . 10 August 2022.
5. Web site: New Year Honours 2022: Jason Kenny receives a knighthood and Laura Kenny made a dame. 31 December 2021. BBC Sport.