Rugilė Miklyčiūtė (born 4 May 2005) is a Lithuanian pole vaulter. She is the national record holder at the event.[1]
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| Nationality | Lithuania | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 May 2005 Kaunas, Lithuania | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Pole Vault | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal bests | Pole vault: 4.40m (Riga, 2026) NR | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editShe was educated at Kaunas Sports School "Startas" in Kaunas. sports school "Startas" R. Miklyčiūtė and trains in pole vault under coach Rita Sadzevičienė.[2] At the 2020 Lithuanian Athletics Championships, she became the Lithuanian national champion for the first time at the age of 15 years-old.[3]
In 2022, Miklyčiūtė became the first Lithuanian woman to clear 4 m. She set a new Lithuanian national record (4.10 m) at the 2022 Lithuanian Athletics Championships.[4] She competed in the qualifying round of the 2022 European Athletics U18 Championships in Jerusalem, Israel with a jump of 3.70 m but did not progress to the final, placing fourteenth overall.[5][6]
In 2023, at the age of 18 years-old, she competed the European U20 Championships in Jerusalem, Israel, and improved the Lithuanian record (4.15 m) to win the silver medal.[7]
In 2024, she improved the national record twice in nine days, jumping 4.20 metres and the Baltic Youth Championships held in Valmiera and later improved it to 4.26 metres.[8][9] She competed at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru.[10]
On 25 June 2025, in Madrid, at the 2025 European Athletics Team Championships First Division competition, she improved her own Lithuanian pole vault record with 4.30 m.[11][12] She improved it again the following month at the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships in Bergen, Norway to 4.35 metres, winning the silver medal.[13]
In January 2026, she improved her national record as she cleared 4.40m at the Riga Indoor Cup.[14]
References
edit- ↑ "Rugilė Miklyčiūtė". World Athletics. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ↑ "Lengvaatletė R. Miklyčiūtė: vienas startas – dešimt rekordų". Diena.lt. 23 Feb 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ↑ "Lithuanian Championships". World Athletics. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
- ↑ "Lithuanian Championships". World Athletics. 25 June 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
- ↑ "At the European U23 Championships, two Lithuanian track and field athletes made it to the final". lengovoji.lt. 18 July 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ↑ "European Athletics U18 Championships". World Athletics. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
- ↑ "Rugilė Miklyčiūtė, who broke the Lithuanian record, became the European Youth Vice-Champion". lrt.lt. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ↑ "R.Miklyčiūtė again breaks Lithuanian pole vault record". Sportas. 31 July 2024.
- ↑ "Pole vaulter R. Miklyčiūtė broke the Lithuanian record in Valmiera". Alfa.lt. 24 July 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ↑ "Jubiliejiniame pasaulio jaunimo čempionate – devynių Lietuvos lengvaatlečių startai". Diena.lt. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ↑ "Inpressive start to the European Team Championship Rugilė Miklyčiūtė improved the national record". 15min.lt. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ↑ "Lengvaatletė Miklyčiūtė keturiais centimetrais pagerino Lietuvos šuolio su kartimi rekordą". lrt.lt. 25 June 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ↑ Steven, Mills (20 Jul 2025). "Ondrova shatters pole vault lifetime best for surprise gold in Bergen". European Athletics. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ↑ Broadbent, Chris (23 Jan 2026). "European U23 silver medallist Miklyčiūte sets Lithuanian pole vault record". European Athletics. Retrieved 23 Jan 2026.