Airinė Palšytė

Airinė Palšytė

Airine Palsyte at the Doha Diamond League in Doha, Qatar, May 2015
Personal information
Nationality Lithuanian
Born (1992-07-13) 13 July 1992
Vilnius, Lithuania
Height 186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Country  Lithuania
Sport Track and field
Event(s) High jump
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals 2012: 11th
Personal best(s)
  • Outdoor: 1.98 NR
  • Indoor: 1.98 NR

Airinė Palšytė (born 13 July 1992 in Vilnius, Lithuania) is a Lithuanian high jumper.

Biography

1998 started learning in Simono Stanevičiaus High School (Vilnius). 2006 she entered Žemyna's gymnasium (Vilnius). In 2010 she finished gymnasium and started studying at Vilnius University, Faculty of Communications (Business information management). After Bachelor studies started Master at Vilnius University, Faculty of Economics (Marketing and Integrated Communications).

In 2008 Lithuanian Athletics Championships she finished second and won her first seniors national championships medal. In 2010 Lithuanian Athletics Championships Palšytė won her first national gold medal.

Her personal best jump is 1.98 metres, achieved both in July and repeated in August 2014 in Kaunas and Eberstadt.[1]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Lithuania
2008 World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 19th (q) 1.74 m
2009 World Youth Championships Brixen, Italy 4th 1.82 m
2010 World Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 16th (q) 1.85 m
World Junior Championships Moncton, Canada 2nd 1.89 m
2011 Universiade Shenzhen, China 2nd 1.96 m (=NR)
European Indoor Championships Paris, France 19th (q) 1.85 m
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 9th (q) 1.92 m
European Championships Helsinki, Finland 9th 1.89 m
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 11th 1.89 m
2013 European U23 Championship Tampere, Finland 2nd 1.92 m
World Championships Moscow, Russia 12th 1.89 m
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland 10th (q) 1.92 m
European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 13th 1.90 m
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic 4th 1.94 m
Universiade Gwangju, South Korea 1st 1.84 m
World Championships Beijing, China 14th (q) 1.89 m
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 4th 1.96 m
European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 2nd 1.96 m
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 13th 1.88 m

References

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