Viktorija Senkutė (born 12 April 1996) is a Lithuanian rower. She competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics, where she won the bronze medal in the single sculls event.
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| Nationality | Lithuanian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 April 1996[1] Trakai, Lithuania | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Single sculls | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editRowing
editFrom Trakai, in 2013 she competed in the U-18 World Youth Rowing Championships. Five years later she won bronze in the doubles sculls at the 2018 European Rowing U23 Championships.[2]
After Senkutė finished 29th at the World Championships, the Lithuanian Rowing Federation ceased financial support for Viktorija, leading her to temporarily switch from rowing to cycling. However, with the election of Mindaugas Griškonis as the new president of the Lithuanian Rowing Federation, she returned to competitive rowing.[3]
She reached the final of the single sculls competing at the 2024 Rowing World Cup in Lucerne, Switzerland.[4] She competed in the single sculls at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[5] She won her qualifing heat to reach the quarter-finals.[6][7] In the final she finished third and become a first Lithuanian to win a medal in single sculls at the Olympics.
Cycling
editShe has also competed as a cyclist, and was runner-up at the 2021 Lithuanian National Time Trial Championships. She also placed fourth in the road race, in 2021. She also competed at the 2021 European Road Championships – Women's elite time trial in Trentino, Italy.[8][9]
Personal life
editViktorija Senkutė is dating Lithuanian Olympic canoeist Simonas Maldonis.[3]
When she was 15 she was diagnosed with focal, or partial, epilepsy after she started experiencing convulsions during the night.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Viktorija Senkutė". World Rowing. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ Jankaitis, Mykolas (21 July 2024). "In Paris, Lithuanian rower Senkutė is fulfilling her 13-year dream". lrt.lt. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Lietuva atsidarė medalių sąskaitą Paryžiuje: irkluotoja Viktorija Senkutė iškovojo istorinę bronzą". LTOK. 3 August 2024.
- ^ "At the stage of the World Rowing Cup, only V. Senkutė kept the chance to fight for medals". Sportas.lt. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "Fantastiškai pasirodymą pradėjusi irkluotoja Senkutė – ketvirtfinalyje". lrt.lt. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ "Viktorija Senkutė, who powerfully won the selection, felt like she was in Trakai and did not complain about the weather: "Anything suits me"". tv3.lt. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "Bieliauskas and Senkutė, who rowed impressively in the selection, won direct tickets to the quarterfinals". delfi.lt. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ Tamulionis, Aurimas (27 July 2024). "After a powerful start, V. Senkutė was modest: "I followed the coach's instructions"". 15min.lt. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "Viktorija Senkute". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "Irkluotoja V.Senkutė: "Nenoriu, kad žmonės bijotų žodžio "epilepsija"". 15min. Retrieved 3 August 2024.