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 (age 31) Kaunas, Lithuania
Home town	Worcester, Worcestershire, England
Sport
Country	United Kingdom
Sport	Paralympic rowing
Medal record Women's pararowing Representing  Great Britain Paralympic Games 2020 Tokyo PR3 mixed coxed four World Championships 2017 Sarasota PR3 mixed coxed four 2019 Linz Ottensheim PR3 mixed coxed four 2022 Račice PR3 coxless pair 2022 Račice PR3 mixed coxed four European Championships 2021 Varese PR3 mixed coxed four 2022 Munich PR3 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.

External links

• Giedre Rakauskaite at World Rowing