STREIMIKYTE Greta

Date of Birth: 24 Aug 1995

Age: 26

Gender: Female

Sport Class: T13

Place of birth: VILNIUS

Birth Country:

Lithuania

Place of residence : DUBLIN

Residence Country:

Ireland

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's 1500m - T13	5

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 1500m - T13 Round 1 - Heat 2	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 1500m - T13 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
4	1500m - T13	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	4:45.06
World Championships
4	1500m - T13	2017	London, GBR	4:47.54
5	1500m - T13	2019	Dubai, UAE	4:48.75
European Championships
1	1500m - T13	2021	Bydgoszcz, POL	4:39.27
1	1500m - T13	2018	Berlin, GER	4:48.54

Travelling. (Athlete, 19 Aug 2021)

Occupation:

International Relations - Dublin City University [DCU], Ireland

Languages spoken:

English, Lithuanian, Russian

Clonliffe Harriers AC [IRL] / Dublin Track Club [IRL]

Feidhlim Kell; Eamonn Flanagan [strength and conditioning]

2016 for Ireland, Grand Prix in Grosseto, Italy (irishtimes.com, 03 May 2016)

She began running at age 17 at Rosmini Community School in Drumcondra, Ireland. (upcoming.ie, 11 Jul 2019; irishtimes.com, 03 May 2016)

Her physical education teacher Sean Gallagher encouraged her to try Para athletics at school. "I was doing physical education classes with able-bodied students. One day, my teacher asked me to compete in an 800m race and I came second. That was the beginning." (hersport.ie, 28 Jul 2020; upcoming.ie, 11 Jul 2019; irishtimes.com, 03 May 2016)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (paralympics.ie, 18 Sep 2020)

She runs up to 65 kilometres a week over six days at Dublin Track Club in Ireland. (paralympics.ie, 18 Sep 2020; independent.ie, 27 Aug 2020)

Finishing fourth in the T13 1500m at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (Athlete, 19 Aug 2021)

Coach Enda Fitzpatrick. (dcuathletics.wixsite.com, 18 May 2019)

She listens to music before racing. (Athlete, 19 Aug 2021)

Philosophy:

"As an athlete, for me it's more than just medals. It's the impact you have on people." (upcoming.ie, 11 Jul 2019)

"Put in the work and be patient." (Athlete, 19 Aug 2021)

General Interest

Classification
F13, T13 (IPC, 18 Feb 2021)

Type of Impairment
Vision impairment (irishtimes.com, 03 May 2016)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (irishtimes.com, 03 May 2016)

Impairment Details
She has a vision impairment as the result of being born prematurely. She sustained damage to her retina after she was placed in an incubator. Although she was diagnosed as fully blind, her parents sought a second opinion in Sweden and further surgery returned partial sight to her left eye. (her.ie, 01 Feb 2019; irishtimes.com, 03 May 2016)

General
FROM LITHUANIA TO IRELAND
Born in Vilnius, Lithuania, she moved to Ireland at age 15 to live with her father, who had relocated to the country in 2006 for work. She gained Irish citizenship in 2016. "I'm proud to be Lithuanian and the passport doesn't really change that. At the same time, I love Ireland. I started running when I was in Ireland. People support me, people coach me, people are there for me in Ireland. I wanted to run for Ireland. Even now, I'm probably going to live the rest of my life here." (hersport.ie, 28 Jul 2020; upcoming.ie, 11 Jul 2019; irishtimes.com, 03 May 2016)

DOCUMENTARY
In July 2017 a documentary about her life titled 'Greta' premiered at the Galway Film Fleadh in Ireland. The film follows her life from being born in Lithuania, up to her preparations with Ireland ahead of the 2017 World Championships. (independent.ie, 08 Jul 2017)

OTHER ACTIVITIES
In 2019 she was named an ambassador for the 'Dare to Believe' campaign organised by the Olympic Federation of Ireland [OFI]. The aim of the scheme is to promote the wider values of sport to children across Ireland. "I always say if one child takes something out of it, it's already a win." (hersport.ie, 28 Jul 2020; upcoming.ie, 11 Jul 2019; daretobelieve.ie, 01 Jan 2019)

FURTHER EDUCATION
She has studied for a master's degree in business management at Dublin City University [DCU] Business School in Ireland. (upcoming.ie, 11 Jul 2019)

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Legend

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

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