Domantas Stankūnas

Domantas Stankūnas

Personal information
Nationality	Lithuanian
Born	(2000-06-10) 10 June 2000 (age 24)[1]
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Event	Coxless pair

Domantas Stankūnas (born 10 June 2000) is a Lithuanian rower. He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the men’s coxless pair.

Early and personal life

His twin brother Dovydas Stankūnas is also a rower.[2]

Career

He won silver at the 2021 World Rowing U23 Championships in the coxless pair, held in the Czech Republic, competing alongside his brother Dovydas.[3] That year, they won gold at the 2021 European Rowing U23 Championships in Poland.[4]

They won silver at the 2022 World Rowing U23 Championships in Italy.[5] They retained their European title at the 2022 European Rowing U23 Championships in Belgium.[6]

In May 2024, they qualified for the Paris Olympics at the qualifying regatta in Lucerne.[7] They competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the Men's coxless pair, where they reached the semi-finals.[8][9][10]

References

1. "Domantas Stankjnas". World Rowing. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
2. "Olimpiniam debiutui pasiruošę dvyniai Stankūnai Paryžiuje taikysis į brolius iš Kroatijos". lrt/lt. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
3. Berkeley, Geoff (10 July 2021). "Italy bag hat-trick of golds at World Rowing Under-23 Championships". Inside the Games. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
4. "ROWERS TO WATCH AT THE 2022 WORLD ROWING U23 CHAMPIONSHIPS". World Rowing. 23 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
5. "World Rowing Championships 2022 – Pairs Preview". juniorrowimgnews. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
6. "Results: Men's Pair" (PDF). wyniki.wioslarstwo. 3–4 September 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
7. "brothers Dovydas and Domantas Stankūnas received a ticket to the Paris Olympics". Time.news. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
8. Bruž, Mindaugas (16 June 2024). "Which Lithuanian athletes will compete in the Paris Olympic Games in 2024". kaipkada.lt. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
9. "Kamilė Kralikaitė ir Ieva Adomavičiūtė užtikrintai pateko į finalą, broliai Stankūnai varžysis dėl 7-12 vietų". tv3. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
10. "Rowers Ieva Adomavičiūtė and Kamilė Kralikaitė are in the finals of the games and will continue the fight for medals". delfi. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.