Giedrė Rakauskaitė
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| Born | 13 June 1991 Kaunas, Lithuania | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Giedrė Rakauskaitė MBE (born 13 June 1991 in Kaunas) is a British Paralympic rower who is a double World champion in the mixed coxed four.[1][2][3]
Rakauskaitė was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to rowing.[4][5]
References[]
- ^ "Giedre Rakauskaite - Profile". British Rowing. 24 December 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Two golds for GB at World Rowing Championships". ParalympicsGB. 31 August 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Worcester rower Giedre Rakauskaite who feared she may lose her leg is picked for Great Britain world championships team". Worcester News. 12 September 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "No. 63571". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 2022. p. N23.
- ^ "New Year Honours 2022: Jason Kenny receives a knighthood and Laura Kenny made a dame". BBC Sport. 31 December 2021.
Categories:
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Lithuanian emigrants to the United Kingdom
- British female rowers
- Paralympic rowers of Great Britain
- Rowers at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic medalists in rowing
- Paralympic gold medalists for Great Britain
- Members of the Order of the British Empire
- Naturalised citizens of the United Kingdom
- People from Kaunas