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Domantas Stankūnas

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Domantas Stankūnas
Personal information
NationalityLithuanian
Born (2000-06-10) 10 June 2000 (age 24)[1]
Sport
SportRowing
EventCoxless pair

Domantas Stankūnas (born 10 June 2000) is a Lithuanian rower. He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the men’s coxless pair.

Early and personal life

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His twin brother Dovydas Stankūnas is also a rower.[2]

Career

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He won silver at the 2021 World Rowing U23 Championships in the coxless pair, held in the Czech Republic, competing alongside his brother Dovydas.[3] That year, they won gold at the 2021 European Rowing U23 Championships in Poland.[4]

They won silver at the 2022 World Rowing U23 Championships in Italy.[5] They retained their European title at the 2022 European Rowing U23 Championships in Belgium.[6]

In May 2024, they qualified for the Paris Olympics at the qualifying regatta in Lucerne.[7] They competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the Men's coxless pair, where they reached the semi-finals.[8][9][10]

References

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  1. ^ "Domantas Stankjnas". World Rowing. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Olimpiniam debiutui pasiruošę dvyniai Stankūnai Paryžiuje taikysis į brolius iš Kroatijos". lrt/lt. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  3. ^ Berkeley, Geoff (10 July 2021). "Italy bag hat-trick of golds at World Rowing Under-23 Championships". Inside the Games. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  4. ^ "ROWERS TO WATCH AT THE 2022 WORLD ROWING U23 CHAMPIONSHIPS". World Rowing. 23 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  5. ^ "World Rowing Championships 2022 – Pairs Preview". juniorrowimgnews. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Results: Men's Pair" (PDF). wyniki.wioslarstwo. 3–4 September 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  7. ^ "brothers Dovydas and Domantas Stankūnas received a ticket to the Paris Olympics". Time.news. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  8. ^ Bruž, Mindaugas (16 June 2024). "Which Lithuanian athletes will compete in the Paris Olympic Games in 2024". kaipkada.lt. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Kamilė Kralikaitė ir Ieva Adomavičiūtė užtikrintai pateko į finalą, broliai Stankūnai varžysis dėl 7-12 vietų". tv3. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Rowers Ieva Adomavičiūtė and Kamilė Kralikaitė are in the finals of the games and will continue the fight for medals". delfi. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.