Giedrė Rakauskaitė

Giedrė Rakauskaitė MBE (born 13 June 1991 in Kaunas) is a British Paralympic rower who is a triple World champion in the mixed coxed four.[1][2][3]

Giedrė Rakauskaitė
MBE
Personal information
Born (1991-06-13) 13 June 1991
Kaunas, Lithuania
Home townWorcester, Worcestershire, England
Sport
Country United Kingdom
SportParalympic rowing
Medal record
Women's pararowing
Representing  Great Britain
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2020 TokyoPR3 mixed
coxed four
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 SarasotaPR3 mixed
coxed four
Gold medal – first place2019 Linz OttensheimPR3 mixed
coxed four
Gold medal – first place2022 RačicePR3 coxless pair
Gold medal – first place2022 RačicePR3 mixed
coxed four
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 VaresePR3 mixed
coxed four
Gold medal – first place2022 MunichPR3 mixed
coxed four

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
  1. "Giedre Rakauskaite - Profile". British Rowing. 24 December 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Two golds for GB at World Rowing Championships". ParalympicsGB. 31 August 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Worcester rower Giedre Rakauskaite who feared she may lose her leg is picked for Great Britain world championships team". Worcester News. 12 September 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "Tokyo Paralympics: GB win PR3 mixed coxed four rowing gold". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  5. "No. 63571". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 2022. p. N23.
  6. "New Year Honours 2022: Jason Kenny receives a knighthood and Laura Kenny made a dame". BBC Sport. 31 December 2021.
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