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| Born | (1991-06-13) 13 June 1991 (age 33) Kaunas, Lithuania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Worcester, Worcestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Pararowing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Giedrė Rakauskaitė (born 13 June 1991 in Kaunas) is a British Paralympic rower who is a quadruple World champion in the mixed coxed four.
She won a gold medal in the mixed cox four at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.
Rakauskaitė was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to rowing.
References
- "Giedre Rakauskaite - Profile". British Rowing. 24 December 2019.
- "Two golds for GB at World Rowing Championships". ParalympicsGB. 31 August 2019.
- "Worcester rower Giedre Rakauskaite who feared she may lose her leg is picked for Great Britain world championships team". Worcester News. 12 September 2017.
- "Tokyo Paralympics: GB win PR3 mixed coxed four rowing gold". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- "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.
External links
| World champions – PR3 Women's coxless pair | |
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- 1991 births
- Living people
- Lithuanian emigrants to the United Kingdom
- British female rowers
- Paralympic rowers for Great Britain
- Rowers at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Rowers at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2024 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
- Sportspeople from Kaunas