Greta Karinauskaitė
Personal information
Born (2001-02-11) 11 February 2001
Sport
SportAthletics
Event3000 metres steeplechase
ClubŠiauliai „Stadija“
Coached byJustinas Beržanskis
Achievements and titles
Personal bests5000m: 15:36.86 (Palo Alto, 2023)
10,000m: 33:27.59 (Fullerton, 2023)
3000m Steeplechase: 9:26.88 (Sacramento, 2023) NR
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Lithuania
European Games
Bronze medal – third place2023 Kraków-Małopolska3000 m s'chase
European U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place2023 Espoo3000 m steeplechase

Greta Karinauskaitė (born 11 February 2001) is a Lithuanian athlete specialising in steeplechase running. She is a multiple-time national champion and in 2023, became Lithuanian national record holder for the 3000m steeplechase.[1]

Early life

From Šiauliai, Lithuania she attended school at the Siauliai Didzdvaris gimnazium. She began at California Baptist University in 2021.[2]

Career

On 27 May 2023 she broke Lithuanian national record for women's 3000m steeplechase with her new personal best of 9:26.88.[3]

Karinauskaitė won bronze medal at the 2023 European Games in 3000m steeplechase event.[4] She won a silver medal at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships in the 3000m Steeplechase in Espoo, Finland in July 2023.[5]

Competing in the 3000m steeplechase at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, she finished sixth in her heat, running 9:30.28.[6]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Lithuania
2019 European U20 Cross Country Championships Lisbon, Portugal 40 Cross country
2021 European U23 Championships Tallinn, Estonia 6 3000m st 10:05.84
2022 European Championships Munich, Germany 18 3000m st 9:55.11
2023 European Games Chorzów, Poland 3 3000m st 9:28.48

References

  1. ↑ Greta Karinauskaitė at World Athletics
  2. ↑ "G.Karinauskaite". cbulancers. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  3. ↑ Greta Karinauskaitė pagerino 15 metų gyvavusį Lietuvos rekordą
  4. ↑ "Women's 3000m Steeplechase Medallists" (PDF). results.european-games.org. 25 June 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "Another medal at the European U23 Youth Championship: Greta Karinauskaitė won a silver medal in the steeplechase". lrytas.com. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  6. ↑ "Women's 3000m Steeplechase Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.


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