Egidijus Balčiūnas (born 7 May 1975, in Marijampolė) is a Lithuanian sprint canoer. He won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three golds (K-2 200 m: 2001, 2002, 2003), two silvers (K-2 200 m: 2005, K-2 500 m: 2001), and two bronzes (K-2 500 m: 2003, 2005).
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Medal record | ||
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World Championships | ||
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2001 Poznań | K-2 200 m |
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2002 Seville | K-2 200 m |
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2003 Gainesville | K-2 200 m |
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2001 Poznań | K-2 500 m |
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2005 Zagreb | K-2 200 m |
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2003 Gainesville | K-2 500 m |
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2005 Zagreb | K-2 500 m |
European Championships | ||
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2004 Poznań | K-2 200 m |
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2004 Poznań | K-2 500 m |
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2006 Račice | K-2 200 m |
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2008 Milan | K-2 200 m |
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2008 Milan | K-2 500 m |
Balčiūnas also competed in four Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of seventh in the K-2 500 m event at Athens in 2004.
Balčiūnas now lives in Vilnius. He is 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) tall and weighs 89 kg (196 lb).
References
edit- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-01-05)
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Egidijus Balčiūnas". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.