Laura Asadauskaitė Explained

Birth Date:28 February 1984
Birth Place:Vilnius, Lithuania
Weight:48kg (106lb)
Sport:Modern Pentathlon
Coach:Jevgenij Kliosov, Andrejus Zadneprovskis[1]
Updated:11 August 2019

Laura Asadauskaitė-Zadneprovskienė (born 28 February 1984 in Vilnius) is a Lithuanian modern pentathlete. She won the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and achieved an Olympic record score. Asadauskaitė also competed in three other Olympics, 2008 in Beijing, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, and in 2021 in Tokyo Olympics in which she was awarded with the silver medal. She has been European and World Champion in pentathlon.

In 2009 Asadauskaitė married modern pentathlete Andrejus Zadneprovskis, a former world champion who won two Olympic medals. The following year she gave birth to a daughter.[2] She is a graduate of Mykolas Romeris University, majoring in Administration and European Union Policy.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Penkiakovė: Laura Asadauskaitė, Justinas Kinderis, Gintarė Venčkauskaitė . 16 June 2012. 15 minučių . 22 August 2012 . lt.
  2. News: Pentathlete Laura Asadauskaitė – Lithuania's golden sportswoman . 20 August 2012. 15 minučių . 22 August 2012 .
  3. http://www.mruni.eu/lt/naujienos/detail.php?el=128227 Puikūs MRU studentų startai Londono olimpiadoje