Birutė Kalėdienė
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Birutė Kalėdienė at the 1964 Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name |
Birute Viktorovna Kaledene (Zalogaytite-) Бируте Викторовна Каледене (Залогайтите-) |
| Born |
2 November 1934 (age 81) Baltrušiai, Lithuania |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Javelin throw |
| Club | Žalgiris, Kaunas |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 57.49 m (1958) |
Medal record
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Birutė Kalėdienė (née Zalogaitytė, Russian: Бируте Викторовна Каледене; born 2 November 1934) is a retired Lithuanian javelin thrower who won a silver medal at the 1958 European Championships. She competed at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics and finished in third and fourth place, respectively.[1]
Kalėdienė started training in javelin throw in 1952 and won the Soviet titles in 1958–60. In 1958 she became the first Lithuanian athlete to set a world record (57.49 m) and was selected as the Lithuanian athlete of the year. Kalėdienė retired in 1966 to work as a coach in Kaunas. She was a board member of Ąžuolyno Kaunas sports club and continued to compete in the masters category. In 2005, he won a world title in the F70 category.[1]
She was born in Baltrušiai, Marijampolė County.
References
- 1 2 Birutė Kalėdienė. Sports-Reference.com