Justina Vanagaitė
Lithuanian dressage rider (born 1990)
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Justina Vanagaitė (born 3 January 1990 in Vilnius, Lithuania) is a Lithuanian dressage rider. Representing Lithuania, she competed at the 2022 World Equestrian Games and at the 2021 European Dressage Championships. She placed 44th place in individual dressage at the 2022 World Equestrian Games with her horse Nabab.[1]
3 January 1990
LithuaniaJustina Vanagaitė in Vazgaikiemis Grand Prix 2011 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Justina Vanagaitė 3 January 1990 Vilnius, Lithuania |
| Sport | |
| Country | Lithuania |
| Sport | Equestrian |
| Achievements and titles | |
| World finals | 2022 FEI World Equestrian Games |
Personal
Justina started riding at the age of 13. She is a founder of Vilnius equestrian club.[2]
Career
In 2021, on her horse Nabab, she became the first representatives of Lithuania to compete in the European Dressage Championship.[3] In June 2022, Vanagaitė won the round of the World Dressage Cup in Slovakia.[4]
In April 2024, she competed at the World Cup Final at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on her 11-year-old gelding Nadab. The pair scored 75.1% to finish eighth in the freestyle. She qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics.[5]
Personal bests
| Event | Score | Horse | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix | 71.261 | Nabab | Wierzbna, Poland | 3 September 2022 |
| Grand Prix Special | 69.957 | Nabab | Sankt Margarethen im Burgenland, Austria | 3 July 2022 |
| Grand Prix Freestyle | 75.465 | Nabab | Perila, Estonia | 17 July 2022 |
