Airinė Palšytė

Airinė Palšytė

Airine Palsyte at the Doha Diamond League in Doha, Qatar, May 2015
Personal information
Nationality	Lithuanian
Born	(1992-07-13) 13 July 1992 Vilnius, Lithuania
Height	186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Country	Lithuania
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	High jump
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	2012: 11th
Personal best(s)	Outdoor: 1.98 NR Indoor: 1.98 NR
Medal record Women's Athletics Representing  Lithuania European Championships 2016 Amsterdam High jump Summer Universiade 2015 Gwangju High jump 2011 Shenzhen High jump European U23 Championships 2013 Tampere High jump World Junior Championships 2010 Moncton High jump

Airinė Palšytė (born 13 July 1992 in Vilnius, Lithuania) is a Lithuanian high jumper.

Biography

1998 started learning in Simono Stanevičiaus High School (Vilnius). 2006 she entered Žemyna's gymnasium (Vilnius). In 2010 she finished gymnasium and started studying at Vilnius University, Faculty of Communications (Business information management). After Bachelor studies started Master at Vilnius University, Faculty of Economics (Marketing and Integrated Communications).

In 2008 Lithuanian Athletics Championships she finished second and won her first seniors national championships medal. In 2010 Lithuanian Athletics Championships Palšytė won her first national gold medal.

Her personal best jump is 1.98 metres, achieved both in July and repeated in August 2014 in Kaunas and Eberstadt.^[1]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  Lithuania
2008	World Junior Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	19th (q)	1.74 m
2009	World Youth Championships	Brixen, Italy	4th	1.82 m
2010	World Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	16th (q)	1.85 m
	World Junior Championships	Moncton, Canada	2nd	1.89 m
2011	Universiade	Shenzhen, China	2nd	1.96 m (=NR)
	European Indoor Championships	Paris, France	19th (q)	1.85 m
2012	World Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	9th (q)	1.92 m
	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	9th	1.89 m
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	11th	1.89 m
2013	European U23 Championship	Tampere, Finland	2nd	1.92 m
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	12th	1.89 m
2014	World Indoor Championships	Sopot, Poland	10th (q)	1.92 m
	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	13th	1.90 m
2015	European Indoor Championships	Prague, Czech Republic	4th	1.94 m
	Universiade	Gwangju, South Korea	1st	1.84 m
	World Championships	Beijing, China	14th (q)	1.89 m
2016	World Indoor Championships	Portland, United States	4th	1.96 m
	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	2nd	1.96 m
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	13th	1.88 m

References