Gintarė Scheidt
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| Born |
November 12, 1982[1] Kaunas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Lithuania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| World finals | Gold, 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic finals | Silver, 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gintarė Scheidt (born Gintarė Volungevičiūtė on November 12, 1982) is an Olympic medal-winning dinghy sailor from Lithuania.
Volungevičiūtė competed in the Olympic debut series for the women's single-handed dinghy class, the Laser Radial, in 2008.
She won the 4th and 5th fleet races in the Olympic Laser Radial series, as well as the medal race, the last (10th), winning the silver medal.[2]
She was the only sailor in the Lithuanian 2008 Olympic team.
She married Robert Scheidt in October 2008 and took his surname.
Olympics results
| Year | Event | Race | Final | Score | Rank | |||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||||
| 2008 | Laser Radial | 3 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | CAN | 1st | 42 |  | |
| 2012 | Laser Radial | 2 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 3 | |
11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7th | 82 | 6th |
Other notable international results
| Year | Class | Competition | Position |
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| 2012 | Laser Radial – Women | Class World Championship | 1 |
| 2011 | Laser Radial – Women | ISAF Sailing World Championships | 5 |
| 2010 | Laser Radial – Women | Class European Championship | 3 |
| 2010 | Laser Radial - All | Lithuanian Championships | 1 |
| 2008 | Laser Radial – Women | Class World Championship | 4 |
| 2007 | Laser Radial – Women | ISAF Sailing World Championships | 21 |
| 2007 | Laser Radial – Women | Class European Championship | 4 |
| 2007 | Laser Radial - All | Lithuanian Championships | 1 |
| 2006 | Laser Radial – Women | Class European Championship | 2 |
| 2006 | Laser Radial - All | Lithuanian Championships | 1 |
| 2005 | Laser Radial – Women | Class European Championship | 7 |
| 2005 | Laser Radial – Women | Class World Championship | 20 |
| 2005 | Laser Radial – Women | Kiel Week | 1 |
| 2005 | Laser Radial - All | Lithuanian Championships | 1 |
| 2003 | Europe – Women | ISAF Sailing World Championships | 60 |
| 1998 | Laser Radial - All | Lithuanian Championships | 1 |
References
- 1 2 3 "Gintare Volungeviciute, Lithuania, Olympics 2008". Yahoo! Eurosport UK. Retrieved 2008-08-19.
- ↑ "Laser Radial - Women - Overall Results". Beijing Olympics 2008. ISAF. Retrieved 2008-08-19.
- ↑ "Gintare Volengeviciute, Sailor biography". ISAF. Retrieved 2008.
External links
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