Laura Asadauskaitė

Laura Asadauskaitė
2023
Personal information
Born (1984-02-28) 28 February 1984 (age 41)
Vilnius, Lithuania
Height1.6 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
Country Lithuania
SportModern Pentathlon
Coached byJevgenij Kliosov, Andrejus Zadneprovskis[1]
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Individual
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Individual
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kaohsiung Individual
Gold medal – first place 2014 Warsaw Mixed relay
Silver medal – second place 2009 London Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Berlin Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Moscow Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Moscow Mixed relay
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 Kraków-Małopolska Team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Moscow Team
Gold medal – first place 2008 Moscow Relay
Gold medal – first place 2012 Sofia Individual
Gold medal – first place 2014 Székesfehérvár Mixed relay
Gold medal – first place 2015 Bath Individual
Gold medal – first place 2016 Sofia Individual
Gold medal – first place 2016 Sofia Team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Bath Individual
Silver medal – second place 2008 Moscow Individual
Silver medal – second place 2012 Sofia Mixed relay
Silver medal – second place 2023 Kraków Team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Drzonków Mixed relay
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Bath Team
UIPM Biathle World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2004 Germany Women's senior
Updated on 11 August 2019
In victory ceremony at 2012 Olympics

Laura Asadauskaitė-Zadneprovskienė (born 28 February 1984) is a Lithuanian modern pentathlete. She is a two-time Olympic medallist, having won the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London with an Olympic record score, as well as winning the silver in Tokyo at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She is a three-time European Champion (2012, 2015, 2016) and a World Champion in pentathlon, having claimed the title in 2013.

Career

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Asadauskaitė took part in her first Olympics at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she finished 15th overall.[2] Asadauskaitė did not compete at all in 2010 after she became a mother for the first time, but became world number one in the modern pentathlon in May 2012.[3] She won Olympic gold at the 2012 Summer Olympics, ahead of British athlete Samantha Murray and Yane Marques of Brazil.[4] Her total score in the event of 5,408 points set a new Olympic record.[3]

Asadauskaitė became world champion for the first time in 2013, winning the gold medal at the 2013 World Modern Pentathlon Championships, with a total of 5,312 points.[5] In 2016, Asadauskaitė won her third gold medal at the European Modern Pentathlon Championships, having previously won it in 2012 and 2015.[6]

In 2021, Asadauskaitė won Lithuania's first medal of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, with a silver medal behind British competitor Kate French. In the five-discipline event, she set an Olympic record of 12 minutes, 1.01 seconds in the final running event.[7]

Personal life

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In 2009 Asadauskaitė married modern pentathlete Andrejus Zadneprovskis, a former world champion who won two Olympic medals. The following year she gave birth to a daughter.[8] She is a graduate of Mykolas Romeris University, majoring in Administration and European Union Policy.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Penkiakovė: Laura Asadauskaitė, Justinas Kinderis, Gintarė Venčkauskaitė" (in Lithuanian). 15 minučių. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Lietuvos krašto apsaugos savanorė L.Asadauskaitė perrašė šalies pasiekimų olimpiadose istoriją". Delfi (in Lithuanian). 13 August 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Record-breaker Asadauskaite wins pentathlon gold". ABC. 12 August 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  4. ^ "Samantha Murray's modern pentathlon silver is GB's final Olympic medal". The Guardian. 12 August 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  5. ^ "Penkiakovės pasaulio čempionai parvežė į gimtinę aukso medalius". Delfi (in Lithuanian). 26 August 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  6. ^ "Pareiškimas prieš Rio: L. Asadauskaitė – vėl Europos čempionė!". Delfi (in Lithuanian). 9 July 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  7. ^ "Asadauskaitė wins first Olympic medal for Lithuania". lrt.lt. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  8. ^ "Pentathlete Laura Asadauskaitė – Lithuania's golden sportswoman". 15 minučių. 20 August 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  9. ^ "Puikūs MRU studentų startai Londono olimpiadoje". www.mruni.eu (in Lithuanian). 13 August 2012. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012.
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Awards
Preceded by Best Lithuanian sportsman of the Year
2011 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Lithuanian Sportswoman of the Year
2015 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Lithuanian Sportswoman of the Year
2019, 2021 		Succeeded by
TBC
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