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Gabija Galvydytė

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Gabija Galvydytė
Galvydytė at the 2022 European Championships
Personal information
Born (2000-01-17) 17 January 2000 (age 25)
Jonava, Lithuania
EducationOklahoma State University
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Middle-distance running, hurdling
Coached byDave Smith
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Lithuania
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Kraków-Małopolska 1500 m

Gabija Galvydytė (born 17 January 2000)[1] is a Lithuanian athlete specialising in middle-distance running. She won a bronze medal at the 2023 European Games in the 1500 metre event.[2]

Career

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Galvydytė competed at the 2017 World U18 Championships and finished fourth in the 400 metre hurdles.[3] She then finished 16th in the 400 metre hurdles semifinals at the 2018 World U20 Championships.[4] She then competed with the 4 × 400 metres relay team at the 2018 European Championships.[5]

At the 2019 European U20 Championships, Galvydytė finished ninth in the 400 metre hurdles semifinals, missing the final by 0.02 seconds.[6] She competed with the 4 × 400 metres relay team that finished 20th at the 2019 IAAF World Relays.[7]

Galvydytė finished 14th in the 800 metres and the 2021 European U23 Championships with a personal best time.[8] She represented Lithuania at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in the 800 metres and finished 22nd in the heats.[9]

Galvydytė represented Lithuania at the 2023 European Games and finished fifth in the 800 metres, setting a new personal best time. She then won a bronze medal in the 1500 metres behind Claudia Bobocea and Vera Hoffmann.[10] She won the Lithuanian national title in the 800 metres. She qualified to make her World Championships debut based on her world ranking. She competed in the 800 metres, finishing 29th in the heats.[11]

Galvydytė qualified to represent Lithuania at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the 800 metres based on her world ranking.[12] She finished fourth in her heat with a personal best time of 1:59.18 and qualified for the repechage round.[13] In the repechage round, she finished fourth with a time of 2:00.66 and did not advance to the semifinals.[14]

Personal life

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Galvydytė studied at Oklahoma State University and competed for their cross country and track teams.[15]

International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Lithuania
2017 World U18 Championships Nairobi, Kenya 4 400m Hurdles 59.49
2018 World U20 Championships Tampere, Finland 16 400m Hurdles 58.88
European Championships Berlin, Germany 15 4 × 400 m Relay 3:37.73
2019 World Relays Yokohama, Japan 20 4 × 400 m Relay 3:38.72
2022 European Championships Munich, Germany 24 800m 2:03.92
2023 European Games Chorzów, Poland 5 800m 2:00.29 (PB)
3 1500m 4:09.48
2024 Olympic Games Paris, France 12th (rep) 800 m 2:00.66
2025 European Indoor Championships Apeldoorn, Netherlands 5th (h) 800 m 4:11.69

References

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  1. ^ Gabija Galvydytė at World Athletics
  2. ^ "Women's 1500m Medallists" (PDF). results.european-games.org. 25 June 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  3. ^ "400 Metres Hurdles Girls IAAF World U18 Championships Nairobi 2017". World Athletics. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  4. ^ "Semi-Final 400 Metres Hurdles Results". World Athletics. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  5. ^ "Athlete Profile: Galvydyte Gabija - Competition Schedule". 2018 European Championships. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  6. ^ "Galvydytę nuo bilieto į finalą Europos jaunimo čempionate skyrė vos 0,02 sekundės" [Galvydytė was just 0.02 seconds away from qualifying for the finals at the European Youth Championship]. Lithuanian National Radio and Television (in Lithuanian). 20 July 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  7. ^ "4x400 Metres Relay Results Yokohama (International) 2019". World Athletics. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  8. ^ "European Athletics Under 23 Championships 2021 Tallinn (Estonia) 8-11 July 2021 800m Women Round 1" (PDF). European Athletics. 8 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  9. ^ "Athletics Women's 800 Metres Round 1" (PDF). European Athletics. 18 August 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 August 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  10. ^ "Keturiems lengvaatlečiams LTOK įteikti Europos žaidynių medaliai" [Four Lithuanian Olympic Committee athletes awarded European Games medals]. Lithuanian National Radio and Television (in Lithuanian). 20 July 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  11. ^ Nesavas, Martynas (23 August 2023). "Pasaulio čempionate debiutavusi Galvydytė sėmėsi patirties ir žvelgė į ateitį: dar tikrai rezultatai augs" [Galvydytė, who made her debut at the World Championship, gained experience and looked to the future: her results will definitely continue to grow.]. Lithuanian National Radio and Television (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  12. ^ Sweet, Randall (7 July 2024). "Oklahoma State Middle Distance Runner Gabija Galvydyte Earns Bid to Summer Olympics". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  13. ^ "Puikus pasirodymas – Galvydytė 800 metrų bėgime įspūdingai pagerino asmeninį rekordą" [Great performance – Galvydytė impressively improved her personal best in the 800-meter run]. Lithuanian National Radio and Television (in Lithuanian). 2 August 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  14. ^ "Paryžiuje Galvydytei nepavyko patekti į pusfinalį" [Galvydytė failed to reach the semifinals in Paris]. Lithuanian National Radio and Television (in Lithuanian). 3 August 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  15. ^ "Gabija Galvydyte". Oklahoma State Cowboys and Cowgirls. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
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