Virgilijus Alekna


Country
Birth date
Age
13/02/1972 - KUPISKIS (LTU) 
40
Height
Weight
Gender
199 cm / 6'6" 
135 kg / 298 lbs 
M
Sport
ALEKNA Virgilijus

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RankEventYearLocationResult
Olympic Games
1Discus Throw2004Athens, GRE69.89
1Discus Throw2000Sydney, NSW, AUS69.30
3Discus Throw2008Beijing, CHN67.79
5Discus Throw1996Atlanta, GA, USA65.30
World Championships
1Discus Throw2005Helsinki, FIN70.17
1Discus Throw2003Paris, FRA69.69
2Discus Throw2001Edmonton, AB, CAN69.40
2Discus Throw1997Athens, GRE66.70
4Discus Throw2009Berlin, GER66.36
6Discus Throw2011Daegu, KOR64.09
European Championships
5Discus Throw2010Barcelona, ESP64.64
Diamond League
1Discus Throw2011London, GBR66.71
1Discus Throw2011Stockholm, SWE65.05
2Discus Throw2012Rome, ITA66.31
2Discus Throw2011Zurich, SUI66.69
2Discus Throw2011Eugene, OR, USA67.19
2Discus Throw2011Doha, QAT65.92
3Discus Throw2011Oslo, NOR64.00
3Discus Throw2010London, GBR65.33
4Discus Throw2010Monaco, MON65.26
6Discus Throw2010Eugene, OR, USA63.55
7Discus Throw2012Doha, QAT63.99
7Discus Throw2011Paris Saint-Denis, FRA63.74
7Discus Throw2010Zurich, SUI64.39
8Discus Throw2010Rome, ITA63.47
Golden League
6Discus Throw2009Berlin, GER64.06
World Challenge
1Discus Throw2010Rabat, MAR61.75
2Discus Throw2012Hengelo, NED65.62
3Discus Throw2011Berlin, GER65.08
5Discus Throw2010Hengelo, NED62.15
Grand Prix
1Discus Throw2009Madrid, ESP67.20

Hobbies

Cars, talking with his family and friends, books. (NOC, 26 Mar 2004)

Occupation

Government Official

Education

Physical Education - Physical Education Academy, Kaunas, LTU

Family

Wife Kristina Sablovskyte and two sons, Martynas and Mykolas

Language(s) spoken

English, Lithuanian

Club name

Metikas Vilnius, Vilnius, LTU

Coach

Rimantas Kalibatas (rzutyiskoki.pl, 24 Jul 2011)

Handedness

Right (NOC, 26 Mar 2004)

Other sports

He is the brother-in-law of retired Olympic heptathlete Remigija Sablovskaite-Nazaroviene. (sports-reference.com, 2008)

Debut

1994 for Lithuania, European Championships (Finland) (NOC, 26 Mar 2004)

Injuries

He has suffered a broken elbow. (NOC, 26 Mar 2004)

Additional information

Start of sporting career
He took up the sport at the age of 14 in Lithuania. (NOC, 26 Mar 2004)

Training
He does two training sessions a day. (NOC, 26 Mar 2004)

Awards
In 2012 he was given the Commander of Merit for his contribution to the country. (sportas.delfi.lt,20 Feb 2012)

He was named the Waterford Crystal European Athlete of the Year for 2005. (European Athletics, 17 Jun 2007)

In January 2001 he was presented with a state award - the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas. (NOC, 31 Jan 2004)

General
IMPRESSIVE WINGSPAN
From fingertip to fingertip with his arms outstretched his arm span measures 2.22m. (IAAF, 19 Aug 2008)

JOB
Since 1995 he has served as a guard for the Lithuanian president. In 2011 he was employed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs on sporting matters as he intends to retire from competing after the 2012 Olympic Games. (sportas.delfi.lt, 07 Nov 2011)

Previous Olympics

Beijing 2008, Athens 2004, Sydney 2000, Atlanta 1996


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