Laura Asadauskaitė
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Born | (1984-02-28) 28 February 1984 (age 40) Vilnius, Lithuania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 48 kg (106 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Modern Pentathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Jevgenij Kliosov, Andrejus Zadneprovskis[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Updated on 11 August 2019 |
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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 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]
References
- [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
- Laura Asadauskaitė at UIPM
(archive)
- Laura Asadauskaitė at Olympics.com
- Laura Asadauskaitė at Olympedia
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Preceded by | Best Lithuanian sportsman of the Year 2011 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Lithuanian Sportswoman of the Year 2015 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Lithuanian Sportswoman of the Year 2019, 2021 | Succeeded by TBC |
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- 2000:
Steph Cook (GBR)
- 2004:
Zsuzsanna Vörös (HUN)
- 2008:
Lena Schöneborn (GER)
- 2012:
Laura Asadauskaitė (LTU)
- 2016:
Chloe Esposito (AUS)
- 2020:
Kate French (GBR)
- 2024:
Michelle Gulyás (HUN)
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