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Daina Gudzinevičiūtė
Daina Gudzinevičiūtė (born 23 December 1965, in Vilnius)[1] is an Olympic shooting champion from Lithuania, president of the National Olympic Committee, and a member of the International Olympic Committee. ShootingTrap shooting for women was first introduced in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Gudzinevičiūtė scored 71 hits in the qualifying round and then hit 22 out of 25 targets in the final. This was one more than Delphine Racinet's score. As the event was held in the Olympic Games for the first time, Gudzinevičiūtė also set an Olympic record. It was a very unexpected victory for Lithuania and their first medal at Sydney. After the Sydney success it was expected that Gudzinevičiūtė would perform well in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, but she scored only 55 hits and landed on the 14th place among 17 contestants. She complained about the weather with strong gusts which was an obstacle for all shooters: the best result (after the final) was just 88. Other results:
Post-shooting careerAfter the Sydney games, she became popular in Lithuania. She was invited to host a documentary television show "Farai", which shows daily work of Lithuanian policemen. She also worked with the State Border Guard Service. In 2012, she beat Virgilijus Alekna in the election for the president of the National Olympic Committee of Lithuania.[2] In 2018, Gudzinevičiūtė became the first Lithuanian to be elected into IOC. References
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