Saulius Ritter (born 23 August 1988) is a Lithuanian rower, best known for winning a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics and a gold medal at the 2011 European Rowing Championships.
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He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's double sculls with Rolandas Maščinskas.[1]
Ritter and Maščinskas won gold at the 2011 and 2014 European Championships, silver at the 2013 and 2015 World Championships and the 2013 European Championships and bronze medal at the 2016 European Championships.[2][3][4][5][6][7]
At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he won the silver medal in the same event with Mindaugas Griskonis.[8]
In 2021 Ritter announced about retirement from professional sport.[9]
Biography edit
Currently living in Trakai. Studying in Mykolas Romeris University.[10]
Personal life edit
Ritter is engaged to another Lithuanian rower Milda Valčiukaitė.[9]
References edit
- ^ "Saulius Ritter Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ "2011 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS – Plovdiv, BUL – (M2x) Men's Double Sculls – Final". www.worldrowing.com. 18 September 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ "2014 EUROPEAN ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS – Belgrade, SRB – (M2x) Men's Double Sculls – Final". www.worldrowing.com. 1 June 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ "2013 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS – Chungju, KOR – (M2x) Men's Double Sculls – Final". www.worldrowing.com. 1 September 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ "2015 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS – Aiguebelette, FRA – (M2x) Men's Double Sculls – Final". www.worldrowing.com. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ "2013 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS – Seville, ESP – (M2x) Men's Double Sculls – Final". www.worldrowing.com. 2 June 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ "2016 EUROPEAN ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS -Brandenburg, GER – (M2x) Men's Double Sculls – Final". www.worldrowing.com. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ "2016 OLYMPIC GAMES REGATTA – Rio de Janeiro, BRA – (M2x) Men's Double Sculls – Final". www.worldrowing.com. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ a b Olimpinis vicečempionas S. Ritter baigia karjerą: „Noriu įgyvendinti naujus užsibrėžtus tikslus“
- ^ LTOK žurnalas[permanent dead link]
External links edit
- Saulius Ritter at World Rowing
- Saulius Ritter at Olympics.com
- Saulius Ritter at Olympedia
- Saulius Ritter at the Lithuanian National Olympic Committee (in Lithuanian)
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