Greta Streimikyte
Greta Streimikyte (born 24 August 1995 in Vilnius, Lithuania) is a blind Irish Paralympic athlete who competes in 1500 metres events in international level events. She moved to Ireland in 2010 and has been an Irish citizen in 2015.[1][2]
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| Born | 24 August 1995 Vilnius, Lithuania | ||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Paralympic athletics | ||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Retinopathy | ||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | T13 | ||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 1500 metres | ||||||||||||||||
| Club | Clonliffe Harriers Athletics Club | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Streimikyte is one of a set of triplets, born prematurely and contracted retinopathy in an incubator at birth.[3]
References
- "Greta Streimikyte - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. 3 April 2020.
- Griffin, Niamh (7 November 2019). "'We are amazing at adapting because we don't have a choice'". Irish Times.
- "Greta Streimikyte - Paralympics Ireland". Paralympics Ireland. 3 April 2020.
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