Mindaugas Griškonis (born 17 January 1986) is a Lithuanian rower. Competing in the single sculls he won six medals at the European and world championships between 2007 and 2015, including three European gold medals. He placed eighth at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics,[1] before getting his first Olympic medal in the double scull event in 2016, a silver with Saulius Ritter.[2]
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Born | 17 January 1986 Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union | (age 38)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 91 kg (201 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mindaugas Griškonis". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ^ MRU Students Griškonis & Ritteris – Won Silver at Rio Olympics!
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Mindaugas Griškonis.
- Mindaugas Griškonis at World Rowing
- Mindaugas Griškonis at Olympics.com
- Mindaugas Griškonis at Olympic.org (archived)
- Mindaugas Griškonis at Olympedia
- Mindaugas Griškonis at the Lietuvos tautinis olimpinis komitetas (in Lithuanian)
- Website of Mindaugas Griskonis