Greta Karinauskaitė

Greta Karinauskaitė

Personal information
Born	(2001-02-11) 11 February 2001 (age 23)
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 Women's athletics Representing  Lithuania European Games 2023 Kraków-Małopolska 3000 m s'chase European U23 Championships 2023 Espoo 3000 m steeplechase

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

From Šiauliai, Lithuania she attended school at the Siauliai Didzdvaris gimnazium. She began at California Baptist University in 2021.[2]

Career

On 27 May 2023 she broke Lithuanian national record for women's 3000m steeplechase with her new personal best of 9:26.88.[3]

Karinauskaitė won bronze medal at the 2023 European Games in 3000m steeplechase event.[4] She 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]

International competitions

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

1. Greta Karinauskaitė at World Athletics
2. "G.Karinauskaite". cbulancers. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
3. Greta Karinauskaitė pagerino 15 metų gyvavusį Lietuvos rekordą
4. "Women's 3000m Steeplechase Medallists" (PDF). results.european-games.org. 25 June 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
5. "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.
6. "Women's 3000m Steeplechase Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.