Nijolė Sabaitė

Olympic medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Soviet Union
Silver medal – second place 1972 Munich 800 m

Nijolė Sabaitė (born August 12, 1950 in Raseiniai, Lithuanian SSR[1]) is a retired Lithuanian middle distance runner who represented internationally the USSR. She trained at VSS Nemunas in Vilnius.

Sabaitė began athletics in 1967 and was a member of the USSR National Team since 1970. She competed mainly in the 800 metres, and won an Olympic silver medal in 1972, between Germans Hildegard Falck (gold) and Gunhild Hoffmeister (bronze).[2] She also won 800m silver at the 1973 Summer Universiade behind Lilyana Tomova from Bulgaria,[3] studying in Vilnius Pedagogical Institute. In 1972 she was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Panorama of the 1972 Sports Year (in Russian). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. 1973. p. 108.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nijolė Sabaitė". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.
  3. ^ Panorama of the 1973 Sports Year (in Russian). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. 1974. p. 25.


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