Edgaras Matakas
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Born | Kaunas, Lithuania | 23 October 1998||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Lithuania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Paralympic swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | S11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Kaunas Swimming School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Ramūnas Leonas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Edgaras Matakas (born 23 October 1998)[1] is a Lithuanian Paralympic swimmer. He won bronze in the 50 metre freestyle S11 in 2020.[2]
Matakas became Lithuania's first Paralympic swimmer to win a world title when he won the 50m freestyle S11, he also won a bronze medal in the 100m freestyle S11 at the same championships. He is also a triple European champion at the 2020 World Para Swimming European Championships in Funchal.[3][4]
References[]
- ^ "Swimming - MATAKAS Edgaras - Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". Tokyo2020.org. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Swimmer Edgaras Matakas wins Tokyo Paralympics bronze (in Lithuanian)". Zmones. 27 August 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Edgaras Matakas - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. 30 December 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Edgaras Matakas - Parateam Lithuania (in Lithuanian)". Parateam. 30 December 2021.
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Categories:
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Kaunas
- Lithuanian male freestyle swimmers
- Paralympic swimmers of Lithuania
- Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the World Para Swimming Championships
- Medalists at the World Para Swimming European Championships