Greta Karinauskaitė
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 February 2001 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | 3000 metres steeplechase |
| Club | Šiauliai „Stadija“ |
| Coached by | Justinas Beržanskis |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | 5000m: 15:36.86 (Palo Alto, 2023) 10,000m: 33:27.59 (Fullerton, 2023) 3000m Steeplechase: 9:26.88 (Sacramento, 2023) NR |
Medal record | |
Greta Karinauskaitė (born 11 February 2001) is a Lithuanian athlete specialising in steeplechase running. She is a multiple-time national champion and in 2023, became Lithuanian national record holder for the 3000m steeplechase.[1]
Early life
[edit]From Šiauliai, Lithuania, she attended was educated at the Siauliai Didzdvaris gimnazium. She began to attend California Baptist University in the United States in 2021.[2]
Career
[edit]2023
[edit]On 27 May 2023, she broke Lithuanian national record for women's 3000m steeplechase with her new personal best of 9:26.88 whilst competing at the NCAA qualifiers in Sacramento, California. She beat the previous best mark set by Rasa Troup in 2008.[3] Karinauskaitė won the bronze medal at the 2023 European Games in Silesia in the 3000m steeplechase event in June of that year.[4] She then won a silver medal at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships in the 3000m steeplechase in Espoo, Finland in July 2023.[5]
Competing in the 3000m steeplechase at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, she finished sixth in her heat, running 9:30.28.[6]
She competed at the 2023 European Cross Country Championships in Brussels, Belgium, where she finished in fifth place in the women’s under-23 race, achieving the highest finish by a Lithuanian athlete in the history of the championships.[7]
2024
[edit]She finished in fourth place in the 3000m steeplechase at the 2024 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon in June 2024, running a time of 9:36.54.[8] Later that month, she won the Lithuanian Athletics Championships in the 3000m steeplechase.[9]
She competed at the 2024 European Cross Country Championships in Antalya, Turkey.[10]
2025
[edit]She set a new personal best for the 3000 metres running 9:08.35 indoors in Boston, Massachusetts in February 2025.[11]
International competitions
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Lithuania
| |||||
| 2019 | European U20 Cross Country Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 40 | Cross country | |
| 2021 | European U23 Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 6 | 3000m st | 10:05.84 |
| 2022 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 18 | 3000m st | 9:55.11 |
| 2023 | European Games | Chorzów, Poland | 3 | 3000m st | 9:28.48 |
References
[edit]- ^ Greta Karinauskaitė at World Athletics
- ^ "G.Karinauskaite". cbulancers. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ "Greta Karinauskaitė pagerino 15 metų gyvavusį Lietuvos rekordą". lrt.lt (in Lithuanian). 28 May 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ^ "Women's 3000m Steeplechase Medallists" (PDF). results.european-games.org. 25 June 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ "Another medal at the European U23 Youth Championship: Greta Karinauskaitė won a silver medal in the steeplechase". lrytas.com. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- ^ "Women's 3000m Steeplechase Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ "G. Karinauskaitė shined at the European Cross Country Championships and won fifth place". alfa.lt. December 12, 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ^ "Karinauskaite Repeats As First-Team All-American At NCAA T&F Championships". wacsports. 8 June 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ^ "Lithuanian Championships". World Athletics. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ^ "Senior Women Results - European Cross Country Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ^ "David Hemery Valentine Invitational results". Athletic.net. 14 February 2025. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
