Giedrė Rakauskaitė
British Paralympic rower (born 1991)
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Giedrė Rakauskaitė (born 13 June 1991 in Kaunas) is a British Paralympic rower who is a double Olympic champion and quintuple World champion in the mixed coxed four.[1][2][3]
BornGiedrė Rakauskaitė
13 June 1991
13 June 1991
Kaunas, Lithuania
HometownWorcester, Worcestershire, England
Country
United Kingdom
United KingdomSportPara-rowing
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She won a gold medal in the mixed cox four at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.[4]
Rakauskaitė was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to rowing.[5][6]
