Rita Ramanauskaitė

Rita Ramanauskaitė

Personal information
Born	February 22, 1970 Kaunas, Lithuania
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Country	Lithuania
Sport	Javelin

Rita Ramanauskaitė (born 22 November 1970 in Kaunas) is a female javelin thrower from Lithuania. Her personal best throw is 62.69 metres, achieved in June 2000 in Saint-Denis. This is the Lithuanian record.

She competed at the World Championships in 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001 and 2003 and the Olympic Games in 1996, 2000 and 2004, but only reached the final round in 1997, when she finished twelfth.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  Lithuania
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	5th	61.54 m
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, Georgia, United States	22nd	56.94 m
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	12th	57.38 m
1998	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	11th	57.11 m
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	14th	58.60 m
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	13th	59.21 m
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	15th	57.43 m
2002	Lithuanian Championships	Kaunas, Lithuania	2nd	49.55 m
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	14th	57.13 m
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	31st	55.17 m

References

• Rita Ramanauskaitė profile at IAAF
• sports-reference