Brigita Virbalytė-Dimšienė
Brigita Virbalytė-Dimšienė
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| Personal information |
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| Born |
(1985-02-01) February 1, 1985 |
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| Height |
1.64 m (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in) |
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| Weight |
50 kg (110 lb) |
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| Sport |
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| Country |
 Lithuania |
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| Sport |
Athletics |
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| Event(s) |
20km Race Walk |
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Brigita Virbalytė-Dimšienė (born 1 February 1985 in Alytus) is a female professional race walker who competes internationally for Lithuania. She participated at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics and reached 24th place. She is also a Lithuanian National Radio and Television sports journalist. In 2010, she became national champion at the Druskininkai 10 km walking event, winning in a personal best of 44:42 minutes.
International competitions
| Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Event |
Notes |
| Representing Lithuania |
| 2001 |
World Youth Championships |
Debrecen, Hungary |
5th |
5000 m walk |
23:59.84 |
| 2003 |
European Junior Championships |
Tampere, Finland |
4th |
10000 m walk |
48:00.26 |
| 2004 |
World Race Walking Cup |
Naumburg, Germany |
13th |
10 km walk |
50:41 |
| World Junior Championships |
Grosseto, Italy |
9th |
10000 m walk |
48:51.25 |
| 2006 |
World Race Walking Cup |
La Coruña, Spain |
51st |
20 km walk |
1:41:28 |
| 2007 |
European U23 Championships |
Debrecen, Hungary |
8th |
20 km walk |
1:36:38 |
| Universiade |
Bangkok, Thailand |
10th |
20 km walk |
1:41:06 |
| 2008 |
World Race Walking Cup |
Cheboksary, Russia |
39th |
20 km walk |
1:36:52 |
| 2009 |
European Race Walking Cup |
Metz, France |
20th |
20 km |
1:40:41 |
| World Championships |
Berlin, Germany |
24th |
20 km walk |
1:36:28 |
| 2010 |
World Race Walking Cup |
Chihuahua, Mexico |
29th |
20 km walk |
1:42:05 |
| European Championships |
Barcelona, Spain |
13th |
20 km walk |
1:35:00 |
| 2011 |
European Race Walking Cup |
Olhão, Portugal |
16th |
20 km |
1:34:35 |
| World Championships |
Daegu, South Korea |
29th |
20 km walk |
1:38:39 |
| 2012 |
World Race Walking Cup |
Saransk, Russia |
41st |
20km |
1:38:25 |
| Olympic Games |
London, United Kingdom |
26th |
20 km |
1:31:58 |
| 2013 |
European Race Walking Cup |
Dudince, Slovakia |
18th |
20 km |
1:35:46 |
| World Championships |
Moscow, Russia |
20th |
20km |
1:31:58 |
| 2014 |
World Race Walking Cup |
Taicang, China |
34th |
20km |
1:31:24 |
| European Championships |
Zurich, Switzerland |
18th |
20 km walk |
1:32:46 |
| 2015 |
European Race Walking Cup |
Murcia, Spain |
14th |
20 km |
1:30:37 |
| World Championships |
Beijing, China |
7th |
20 km |
1:30:20 |
References