Justina Vanagaitė
 Vanagaitė in Vazgaikiemis Grand Prix 2011 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Justina Vanagaitė-Samuile |
| Born | 3 January 1990 Vilnius, Lithuania |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| Sport | Equestrian |
Event | Dressage |
| Achievements and titles | |
| 2024 Summer Olympics | |
World finals | 2022 FEI World Equestrian Games |
Justina Vanagaitė-Samuile (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]
Personal
Justina started riding at the age of 13. She is a founder of Vilnius equestrian club.[2]
Career
In 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
| 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
- ↑ "Individual Dressage Results". longinestiming.com. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ↑ "J.Vanagaitė ir jos žirgas Nabab – pirmieji Lietuvos atstovai Europos dailiojo jojimo čempionate". 15min.lt. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ↑ "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 14 August 2022.
External links
- Justina Vanagaite-Samuile at FEI (alternate link)
- Justina Vanagaite at Olympics.com
- Justina Vanagaite at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics (archived)
- Justina Vanagaitė at Olympedia
- Justina Vanagaitė on Instagram