Živilė Vaiciukevičiūtė

Živilė Vaiciukevičiūtė (born 3 April 1996) is a female professional race walker who competes internationally for Lithuania.

Živilė Vaiciukevičiūtė
Personal information
Born (1996-04-03) 3 April 1996
Sport
Country Lithuania
SportAthletics
Event(s)20km Race Walk
Medal record
European Race Walking Cup
Gold medal – first place 2019 Alytus 20 km walk
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Poděbrady Team
European U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Bydgoszcz 20 km walk

She finished 8th in 2015 European Junior Championships. In 2016 after national trials she was selected to represent Lithuania in 2016 Summer Olympics.[1] In 2019 Vaiciukevičiūtė achieved qualification standard for 2020 Olympics, but in June 2020 athlete announced about her retirement from sport and withdrawal from Olympic team.[2]

Her twin sister Monika Vaiciukevičiūtė also competes in race walking.

Personal bests

Event Result Year Place
20 km racewalking 1:28:07 2018 Berlin, Germany

References


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