Greta Streimikyte Explained

Greta Streimikyte
Sport:Paralympic athletics
Disability:Retinopathy
Disability Class:T13
Event:1500 metres
Club:Clonliffe Harriers Athletics Club
Birth Date:24 August 1995
Birth Place:Vilnius, Lithuania
Residence:Swords, Dublin

Greta Streimikyte (pronounced as /la/; born 24 August 1995) is a blind Irish Paralympic athlete who competes in 1500 metres events in international level events. She moved to Ireland in 2010 and became an Irish citizen in 2015.[1] [2]

Streimikyte is one of a set of triplets, born prematurely and contracted retinopathy in an incubator at birth.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Greta Streimikyte - IPC Athlete Bio. 3 April 2020. ipc.infostradasports.com. 3 April 2020. 5 October 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221005180135/http://ipc.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/TheASP.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=513&personid=1499255&WinterGames=-1. dead.
  2. Web site: 'We are amazing at adapting because we don't have a choice'. Griffin. Niamh. 7 November 2019. Irish Times.
  3. Web site: Greta Streimikyte - Paralympics Ireland. 3 April 2020. Paralympics Ireland.