Giedrė Rakauskaitė MBE (born 13 June 1991 in Kaunas) is a British Paralympic rower who is a quadruple World champion in the mixed coxed four.[1][2][3]
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| Born | 13 June 1991 Kaunas, Lithuania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Worcester, Worcestershire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Pararowing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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She won a gold medal in the mixed cox four at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.[4]
Rakauskaitė was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to rowing.[5][6]
References edit
- ^ "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.
