KARALIENE Donata

Lithuania

Rowing

Date of Birth: 11 Jun 1989

Age: 32

Gender: Female

Olympic Scholarship

Place of birth: SILALE

Birth Country:

Lithuania

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Rowing	Women's Double Sculls LTU Lithuania	4

Schedule

Change

Location	Event	Status
Sea Forest Waterway	Women's Double Sculls Heat 3 #18	Finished
Sea Forest Waterway	Women's Double Sculls Semifinal A/B 1 #71	Finished
Sea Forest Waterway	Women's Double Sculls Final A #99	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Olympic Games

Year	Location	1x	2x
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	-	3
2012	London, GBR	8	-

World Championships

Year	Location	1x	2x
2015	Aiguebelette-le-Lac, FRA	-	5
2014	Amsterdam, NED	-	4
2013	Chungju, KOR	-	1
2011	Bled, SLO	9	-

European Championships

Year	Location	2x
2021	Varese, ITA	2

World Cup

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
1	Double Sculls	2021	Zagreb, CRO	6:50.46

Legend
DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, EXC - Excluded

Previous names:

Donata Vistartaite

Hobbies:

Reading books. (ltok.lt, 09 Jul 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete, Coach

Education:

Physiotherapy - Lithuanian Sports University, Kaunas, LTU

Family:

Husband Jonas Karalius, twin sons Povilas and Dovydas [2018]

Languages spoken:

English, Lithuanian, Russian

Coach:

Virgaudas Leknickas, LTU

Injuries:

She suffered an ankle injury in 2020. (sportas.info, 15 Dec 2020)

Start:

She took up rowing in 2004. (ltok.lt, 01 Jul 2021)

Reason:

"I was doing middle-distance running and I was quite good at it, but my coach had to stop coaching and I was left to work alone for some time. Then a rowing coach came to our town to search for potential talent. After one season of training I won the Lithuanian junior championships and was invited to move to a bigger city [Kaunas] to attend a sports boarding school and practise professionally. One year later I was already racing at the world junior championships." (worldrowing.com, 01 May 2014)

Memorable:

Winning gold in double sculls at the 2013 World Championships in Chungju, Republic of Korea and winning bronze in double sculls at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (ltok.lt, 09 Jul 2021)

Influence:

Her husband Jonas Karalius. (15min.lt, 28 Apr 2021)

Philosophy:

"Set yourself high goals and always strive to be the best." (redbull.com, 31 May 2015)

Award:

She and double sculls rowing partner Milda Valciukaite were named Female Team of the Year at the Lithuania Sports Awards in 2015 and 2014. The pair were also named Team of the Year and Student Athletes of the Year at the 2013 Lithuanian Sports Journalists Federation [LSZF] Awards. (redbull.com, 05 Jan 2016; worldrowing.com, 19 Dec 2013)

General Interest

General
COMEBACK FROM RETIREMENT
She announced her retirement from rowing in April 2017 but returned to the sport in 2020. "I will make no secret of the fact that the retirement was motivated by emotions. I felt tired because I had been practising for many years without a long break. Both my body and head asked for a break from the tiring routine of daily workouts and I started a family. I have never regretted that decision, but then I felt like I was missing rowing." (ltok.lt, 09 Jul 2021; sportas.info, 15 Dec 2020)

OTHER ACTIVITIES
She has worked as a coach at the Academia Remigum rowing club in Trakai, Lithuania. (Facebook profile, 13 Jun 2021)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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