Agnė Sereikaitė
Sereikaitė competing at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Personal information
BornOctober 19, 1994 (1994-10-19) (age 29)
Vilnius, Lithuania
Medal record
Women's short track speed skating
Representing  Lithuania
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Dordrecht 1000 m
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2012 Melbourne 500 m
Winter Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Trentino 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Granada 500 m

Agnė Sereikaitė (born 19 October 1994 in Vilnius, Lithuania) is a Lithuanian short track speed skater.[1]

In the 2014 Winter Olympics Sereikaitė participated in all three individual events and became the first Lithuanian short track skater to qualify.[2] She finished 24th at 500 meter distance. She was penalized at the 1000 meter distance and reached the semifinals of the 1500 meter event, where she broke her personal record by almost 5 seconds and finished 16th overall.[3] She was the Lithuanian flag bearer at the closing ceremony.[4]

In October 2018 Sreikaitė announced her retirement from competitive sport.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Sochi 2014 Profile". Archived from the original on 2014-03-19. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
  2. ↑ "Šis sezonas - geriausias A.Sereikaitės karjeroje". Archived from the original on 2014-02-24. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
  3. ↑ "Sėkmingiausiai iš lietuvių Sočyje pasirodžiusi Agnė Sereikaitė: "Aš jau buvau laiminga, kad patekau į pusfinalį"". Archived from the original on 2014-02-27. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
  4. ↑ Sočio olimpiados uždaryme Lietuvos vėliavą neš A. Sereikaitė
  5. ↑ Nelengvas sprendimas: sportinę karjerą baigė olimpine viltimi laikyta čiuožėja


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