Laura Asadauskaitė
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| Born | 28 February 1984 Vilnius, Lithuania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 48 kg (106 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Lithuania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Modern Pentathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Jevgenij Kliosov, Andrejus Zadneprovskis[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 four other Olympics, 2008 in Beijing, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, 2021 in Tokyo Olympics in which she was awarded with the silver medal, and in 2024 in Paris. 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]
References
[edit]- [1] Laura Asadauskaitė, Modern Pentathlon at NBC 2008 Olympics website] at the Wayback Machine (archived 4 January 2014)
- ^ "Penkiakovė: Laura Asadauskaitė, Justinas Kinderis, Gintarė Venčkauskaitė" (in Lithuanian). 15 minučių. 16 June 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
- ^ "Pentathlete Laura Asadauskaitė – Lithuania's golden sportswoman". 15 minučių. 20 August 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
- ^ Puikūs MRU studentų startai Londono olimpiadoje
External links
[edit]- Laura Asadauskaitė at UIPM (archive)
- Laura Asadauskaitė at Olympics.com
- Laura Asadauskaitė at Olympedia (archive)
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- 1984 births
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- Modern pentathletes at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Modern pentathletes at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Vilnius
- Olympic gold medalists for Lithuania
- Olympic silver medalists for Lithuania
- Olympic medalists in modern pentathlon
- Lithuanian Sportsperson of the Year winners
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- World Modern Pentathlon Championships medalists
- Mykolas Romeris University alumni
- Modern pentathletes at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Modern pentathletes at the 2023 European Games
- European Games silver medalists for Lithuania
- European Games medalists in modern pentathlon
- Modern pentathletes at the 2024 Summer Olympics
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