Kamilė Kralikaitė (born 29 June 2001) is a Lithuanian rower. She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the women’s coxless pair.

Kamilė Kralikaitė
Personal information
NationalityLithuanian
Born (2001-06-29) 29 June 2001 (age 23) [1]
Kaišiadorys, Lithuania
Sport
CountryLithuania
SportRowing
EventCoxless pair
College teamSyracuse Orange (2020–2024)
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing  Lithuania
World U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Plovdiv Coxless pair
Silver medal – second place 2022 Varese Coxless pair

Career

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She was a silver medalist at the 2022 World Rowing U23 Championships in Italy in the coxless pair alongside Martyna Kazlauskaite.[2]

She qualified for her debut at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the women's coxless pair alongside Ieva Adomavičiūtė.[3] They proceeded to move through the preliminary heats to qualify their boat for the final.[4][5][6]

Personal life

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She attended Syracuse University in the United States and graduated with a B.A. in International Relations in 2024.[7][8] At Syracuse, she was 2024 All-American, three-time All-ACC First Team selection and two-time All-ACC Academic Team honoree.[7][9] She was a member of the Syracuse Orange women's rowing team that won their first-ever Atlantic Coast Conference Rowing Championship in 2024.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Kamilė Kralikaitė". World Rowing. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  2. ^ "row2k Starting Five: Lithuania's Kamile Kralikaite". row2k. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Olimpiadoje debiutavusios K.Kralikaitė ir I.Adomavičiūtė: "Pirmam startui pavyko taip, kaip norėjome"". 28 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Kamilė Kralikaitė ir Ieva Adomavičiūtė užtikrintai pateko į finalą, broliai Stankūnai varžysis dėl 7-12 vietų". tv3. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Kralikaite Makes History at 2024 Paris Olympics". Syracuse University Athletics. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  7. ^ a b Boccacino, John (30 July 2024). "Alumna Kamile Kralikaite '24 Embracing 'Dream Come True' at Summer Olympics". Syracuse University News. Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  8. ^ Wenskoski, Ashley (24 July 2024). "Former SU rower goes for gold in Paris with Lithuania". cnycentral.com. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  9. ^ Nussbaum, Noah (7 June 2024). "Kamile Kralikaite, Emmie Frederico earn CRCA All-American honors". The Daily Orange. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Syracuse Wins 2024 ACC Rowing Championship". theacc.com. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
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