Laura Asadauskaitė

Laura Asadauskaitė

Laura Asadauskaitė in victory ceremony at 2012 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1984-02-28) February 28, 1984
Vilnius
Height 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight 48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
Country  Lithuania
Sport Modern Pentathlon
Coached by Jevgenij Kliosov, Andrejus Zadneprovskis[1]
Updated on 4 August 2016.

Laura Asadauskaitė-Zadneprovskienė (born February 28, 1984 in Vilnius) is a female 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 two other Olympics, 2008 in Beijing and 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, and 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. "Penkiakovė: Laura Asadauskaitė, Justinas Kinderis, Gintarė Venčkauskaitė" (in Lithuanian). 15 minučių. 16 June 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  2. "Pentathlete Laura Asadauskaitė – Lithuania's golden sportswoman". 15 minučių. 20 August 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  3. Puikūs MRU studentų startai Londono olimpiadoje
Awards
Preceded by
Lithuania Simona Krupeckaitė
Best Lithuanian sportsman of the Year
2011
Succeeded by
Lithuania Rūta Meilutytė
Preceded by
Rūta Meilutytė
Lithuanian Sportswoman of the Year
2015
Succeeded by
Incumbent


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