Malda Baumgartė
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Born | Ventspils, Latvia | 7 January 1965|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Lithuania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Paralympic athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability | Incomplete spinal cord injury | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | F44 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Malda Baumgartė (born 7 January 1965) is a Latvian-born Lithuanian retired Paralympic athlete who competed at international track and field competitions, she competed in discus throw, javelin throw, shot put and formerly pentathlon. She is a double Paralympic champion and a World champion in her disciplines. She is also a former sitting volleyball player.[1][2]
Stabbing[]
On Christmas Eve, Baumgartė went to walk home after finishing her work shift late at night. She decided to take a shortcut rather than taking her normal route back to her house, a man jumped out of some bushes nearby and stabbed Baumgartė in her back twice. She was spotted lying on the snow in her blood by a passerby hours later. Doctors managed to reconnect the nerves in her spine and was hoped that she would be able to walk again however she was wheelchair bound for three to four months. The man who stabbed Baumgartė was sentenced to eight years in jail. She decided to move to Lithuania and gained Lithuanian citizenship in a short space of time.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Malda Baumgarte - IPC Profile". International Paralympic Committee. 1 January 2022.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Malda Baumgarte (in Lithuanian)". University of Lithuania. 1 January 2022.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Malda Baumgarte: from a stab in the back to a Paralympic champion (in Lithuanian)". etaplius. 8 August 2020.
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- European Paralympic medalist stubs
- Lithuanian sportspeople stubs
- 1965 births
- Living people
- People from Ventspils
- Sportspeople from Klaipėda
- Paralympic athletes of Lithuania
- Lithuanian female discus throwers
- Lithuanian female javelin throwers
- Lithuanian female shot putters
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Paralympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Volleyball players at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Stabbing survivors