Dainius Virbickas

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Dainius Virbickas (born 12 November 1971) is a retired Lithuanian long-distance runner.

He competed in the men's marathon event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he didn't reach the finish line. [1] The other two competitors for Lithuania in this event were Pavelas Fedorenka (70th place) and Česlovas Kundrotas, who also did not finish. [2] His personal best was 2:15.28 hours, achieved in 1995. [1]

Virbickas was born in Prienai, Lithuania. [3] He was a three-time Lithuanian Athletics Championships winner in the 5000 m and a two-time indoor championships winner in the 3000 m. He also won the national cross country championships in 1990. [4] [5]

His wife is Jurgita Štreimikytė, a famous Lithuanian basketball player and coach. They have one son. [6]

From 2013 to 2020, Virbickas was director of a Lithuanian basketball club. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 sports-reference
  2. ↑ sports-reference
  3. ↑ Dainius Virbickas at Olympedia OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  4. ↑ "LITHUANIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS". Athletics Weekly.
  5. ↑ "LITHUANIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". Athletics Weekly.
  6. ↑ "Юргита Штреймиките-Вирбикие: я пошла на отдых". posh.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  7. ↑ "Naujuoju „Kibirkšties" klubo direktoriumi tapo Dainius Virbickas". 15min.lt (in Lithuanian).



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