Rita Ramanauskaitė
Personal information
Born (1970-11-22) November 22, 1970
Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Country Lithuania
SportJavelin

Rita Ramanauskaitė (born 22 November 1970) is a female javelin thrower from Lithuania. Born in Kaunas, her personal best throw of 62.69 metres, achieved in June 2000 in Saint-Denis, 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

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
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


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