Greta Streimikyte
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Born | Vilnius, Lithuania | 24 August 1995|||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Paralympic athletics | |||||||||||||||||||
Disability | Retinopathy | |||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | T13 | |||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 1500 metres | |||||||||||||||||||
Club | Clonliffe Harriers Athletics Club | |||||||||||||||||||
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Greta Streimikyte (Lithuanian: Greta Štreimikytė [ʃt̪ɾɛɪ̯ˑmɪˈkʲiːtʲeː]; born 24 August 1995) is a blind Irish Paralympic athlete who competes in 1500 metres events in international level events. She moved to Ireland in 2010 and became an Irish citizen in 2015.[1][2]
Streimikyte is one of a set of triplets, born prematurely and contracted retinopathy in an incubator at birth.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Greta Streimikyte - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. 3 April 2020.
- ^ Griffin, Niamh (7 November 2019). "'We are amazing at adapting because we don't have a choice'". Irish Times.
- ^ "Greta Streimikyte - Paralympics Ireland". Paralympics Ireland. 3 April 2020.
Categories:
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from County Dublin
- Paralympic athletes of Ireland
- Irish female long-distance runners
- Medalists at the World Para Athletics European Championships
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Lithuanian emigrants to Ireland