Edvinas Ramanauskas (born 18 August 1985, in Šiauliai) is a Lithuanian sprint canoer who won the bronze medal in the men's K-2 200 m event at the 2016 Summer Olympics with partner Aurimas Lankas.[1]
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| Nationality | Lithuanian | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | August 18, 1985 Šiauliai, Lithuania | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Šiauliai University (BA, Business Administration) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Lithuania | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Canoe sprint | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | K-2 200 m | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Irklo broliai | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Partner | Aurimas Lankas | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Antanas Lankas (club), Romas Petrukanecas (national) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editRamanauskas made his senior international debut at the 2011 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged, competing in the K-2 200 m event.[2] In 2014 Canoe Sprint European Championships Edvinas Ramanauskas and Aurimas Lankas won silver medals in the K-2 200 m event.[3] At the 2014 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Moscow, Lankas and Ramanauskas reached the final in the K-2 200 m, finishing fifth.[4] At the 2015 European Championships in Račice, the duo won a bronze medal in the K-2 200 m event.[5]
At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Ramanauskas and Lankas won their qualification heat in the K-2 200 m, advancing directly to the final. In the final, they led for most of the race before finishing third behind Spain and Great Britain, securing the bronze medal.[5][6] He was the flag bearer for Lithuania during the closing ceremony.[7] In 2019, Ramanauskas competed in the K-4 500 m event at the 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, finishing 13th with the Lithuanian team.[2]
Post-athletic career
editRamanauskas ended his competitive career in 2024.[8] In December 2024, Ramanauskas was elected General Secretary of the Lithuanian Canoe Federation, replacing Romualdas Petrukanecas in the role.[9] He has been a member of the Lithuanian National Olympic Committee's Athletes' Commission since 2021.[8] In 2016, he was awarded the Officer's Cross of the Order for Merits to Lithuania.[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Edvinas Ramanauskas". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
- 1 2 "Edvinas RAMANAUSKAS". International Canoe Federation. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
- ↑ Lietuvos baidarininkai iškovojo Europos bronzą Deprecated link archived 2015-04-08 at archive.today
- ↑ "Baidarininkai Aurimas Lankas ir Edvinas Ramanauskas planetos pirmenybėse liko penkti". Archived from the original on 2015-04-15. Retrieved 2015-04-08.
- 1 2 "Edvinas Ramanauskas". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
- ↑ "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2016-08-23.
- ↑ "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony". 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2016-08-23.
- 1 2 3 "Edvinas Ramanauskas". Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
- ↑ "Olympic medallist Lankas at the helm of the Lithuanian Canoe Federation". Paddle Europe. 18 December 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
External links
edit- Edvinas Ramanauskas at the International Canoe Federation
- Edvinas Ramanauskas at Olympics.com
- Edvinas Ramanauskas at Olympedia
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