Daina Gudzinevičiūtė

Daina Gudzinevičiūtė

Gudzinevičiūtė in 2012
Personal information
Born 23 December 1965 (1965-12-23) (age 50)
Vilnius, Lithuania

Daina Gudzinevičiūtė (born 23 December 1965 in Vilnius)[1] is an Olympic shooting champion from Lithuania and president of National Olympic Committee.

Trap shooting for women was first introduced in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Gudzinevičiūtė scored 71 hits in the qualifying round and then hit 22 out of 25 targets in the final. This was one more than Delphine Racinet's score. As the event was held in the Olympic Games for the first time, Gudzinevičiūtė also set an Olympic record. It was a very unexpected victory for Lithuania and their first medal at Sydney.

After the Sydney success it was expected that Daina would perform well in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, but she scored only 55 hits and landed on the 14th place among 17 contestants. She complained about the weather with strong gusts which was an obstacle for all shooters: the best result (after the final) was just 88.

Other results:

She currently ranked as the 26th best trap shooter in the world by the International Shooting Sport Federation. In 2002 she ranked second.

After the Sydney games she became popular in Lithuania. She was invited to host a documentary television show "Farai" (English: cops). It follows the daily lives of Lithuanian policemen. She also worked with the State Border Guard Service.

In 2012 she beat Virgilijus Alekna in the election for the president of the National Olympic Committee of Lithuania.[2]

Olympic results
Event 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012
Trap Not held 1st, gold medalist(s) Gold
71+22
14th
55
5th
69+17
14th
66
Double trap 10th
101
Not held Not held

References

  1. "Daina Gudzinevičiūtė". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2015-06-19.


Records
Preceded by
First
Olympic Women's Trap Qualification Record
71 points, 2000 Sydney
Succeeded by
Italy Jessica Rossi
2012 London
Preceded by
First
Olympic Women's Trap Final Record
93 points, 2000 Sydney
Succeeded by
None (changed rules in 2005)
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