VIRBALYTE Brigita

Lithuania
Athletics
1 Feb 1985
36
Female
ALYTUS
 
Lithuania

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
ATH Athletics Women's 20km Race Walk 26

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Sapporo Odori Park
Women's 20km Race Walk Final
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Olympic Games
YearLocation20km Race Walk
2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA29th (1:35:11)
2012London, GBR24th (1:31:58)

World Athletics Championships
YearLocation20km Race Walk
2017London, GBR16th (1:30:45)
2015Beijing, CHN7th (1:30:20)
2013Moscow, RUS18th (1:31:58)
2011Daegu, KOR26th (1:38:39)
2009Berlin, GER23rd (1:36:28)

European Championships
YearLocation20km Race Walk
2018Berlin, GER4th (1:27:59)

World Race Walking Challenge - Ten best performances since 2020
RankYearEventCompetitionLocationResult
2201720km Race WalkOceania Race Walk ChampionshipsAdelaide, SA, AUS1:30:55
4201920km Race WalkOceania Race Walk ChampionshipsAdelaide, SA, AUS1:31:25
4201820km Race WalkEuropean ChampionshipsBerlin, GER1:27:59
6201820km Race WalkOceania Race Walk ChampionshipsAdelaide, SA, AUS1:33:54
7201820km Race WalkSuzhouSuzhou, CHN1:34:17
8201720km Race WalkEuropean Race Walking Team ChampionshipsPodebrady, CZE1:31:32
10201820km Race WalkWorld Race Walking Team ChampionshipsTaicang, CHN1:29:02
15201920km Race WalkEuropean Race Walking Team ChampionshipsAlytus, LTU1:35:30
16201720km Race WalkWorld Athletics ChampionshipsLondon, GBR1:30:45


Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final
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Brigita Virbalyte-Dimsiene
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Athlete, Media Professional
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Journalism - Vilnius University, Lithuania
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English, Lithuanian
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Cosma Sports Club [Vilnius, LTU]
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Brent Vallance, AUS
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She took up race walking in 1998. (15min.lt, 15 Nov 2015)
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She was an active child and enjoyed athletics. One day a coach saw her running and asked her if she wanted to try race walking. (15min.lt, 15 Nov 2015)
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To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (15min.lt, 13 Sep 2020)
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"Every challenge is an opportunity." (Instagram profile, 27 Nov 2020)

General Interest

General
OCCUPATION
She was named the 2020 Lithuanian Federation of Sports Journalists' Sports Journalist of the Year in recognition of her reports on athletics and other sports for Lithuanian National Television and Radio [LRT]. "I have two passions - sport and sports journalism. I still want the most important thing for me to be sport but, in 2020, I paid a lot of attention to journalism to make up for my lost Olympics. I really like being on both sides of the fence, but know that sports journalism will become my number one passion in the future." (lrt.lt, 27 Jan 2021)

REPRESENTATIVE ROLE
In August 2020 she was elected to be a representative on the General Assembly of the Lithuanian National Olympic Committee [LTOK] following a vote of 93 Lithuanians who have participated in an Olympic Games. She will serve alongside two rowers, Mindaugas Griskonis and Saulius Ritter. The three athletes have also become members of the LTOK Athletes' Commission. (lrt.lt, 25 Aug 2020)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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