Justina Vanagaitė (born 3 January 1990 in Vilnius, Lithuania) is a Lithuanian dressage rider. Representing Lithuania, she competed at the 2022 World Equestrian Games and at the 2021 European Dressage Championships. She placed 44th place in individual dressage at the 2022 World Equestrian Games with her horse Nabab.[1]
 Justina Vanagaitė in Vazgaikiemis Grand Prix 2011 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Justina Vanagaitė |
| Born | 3 January 1990 Vilnius, Lithuania |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| Sport | Equestrian |
| Achievements and titles | |
| World finals | 2022 FEI World Equestrian Games |
Personal
editJustina started riding at the age of 13. She is a founder of Vilnius equestrian club.[2]
Career
editIn 2021, on her horse Nabab, she became the first representatives of Lithuania to compete in the European Dressage Championship.[3] In June 2022, Vanagaitė won the round of the World Dressage Cup in Slovakia.[4]
In April 2024, she competed at the World Cup Final at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on her 11-year-old gelding Nadab. The pair scored 75.1% to finish eighth in the freestyle. She qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics.[5]
Personal bests
edit| Event | Score | Horse | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix | 71.261 | Nabab | Wierzbna, Poland | 3 September 2022 |
| Grand Prix Special | 69.957 | Nabab | Sankt Margarethen im Burgenland, Austria | 3 July 2022 |
| Grand Prix Freestyle | 75.465 | Nabab | Perila, Estonia | 17 July 2022 |
References
edit- ^ "Individual Dressage Results". longinestiming.com. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
- ^ "J.Vanagaitė ir jos žirgas Nabab – pirmieji Lietuvos atstovai Europos dailiojo jojimo čempionate". 15min.lt. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
- ^ "J. Vanagaitė and her horse Nabab are the first representatives of Lithuania in the European Dressage Championship". 15min.lt. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ "Justina Vanagaitė triumphed at the stage of the World Dressage Cup in Slovakia". Sportas.info. 11 June 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ Murray, Becky (26 May 2024). "The 'girl from nowhere' who has qualified for the Paris Olympics, and other things the horse world is talking about". Horse and Hound. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ "Justina Vanagaitė FEI performances". fei.org. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
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