Egidijus Balčiūnas

Egidijus Balčiūnas (born 7 May 1975, in Marijampolė) is a Lithuanian sprint canoer. He won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three golds (K-2 200 m: 2001, 2002, 2003), two silvers (K-2 200 m: 2005, K-2 500 m: 2001), and two bronzes (K-2 500 m: 2003, 2005).

Egidijus Balčiūnas
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2001 PoznańK-2 200 m
Gold medal – first place2002 SevilleK-2 200 m
Gold medal – first place2003 GainesvilleK-2 200 m
Silver medal – second place2001 PoznańK-2 500 m
Silver medal – second place2005 ZagrebK-2 200 m
Bronze medal – third place2003 GainesvilleK-2 500 m
Bronze medal – third place2005 ZagrebK-2 500 m
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2004 PoznańK-2 200 m
Silver medal – second place2004 PoznańK-2 500 m
Silver medal – second place2006 RačiceK-2 200 m
Silver medal – second place2008 MilanK-2 200 m
Bronze medal – third place2008 MilanK-2 500 m

Balčiūnas also competed in four Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of seventh in the K-2 500 m event at Athens in 2004.

Balčiūnas now lives in Vilnius. He is 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) tall and weighs 89 kg (196 lb).

References
  • ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-01-05)
  • ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Egidijus Balčiūnas". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.


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