On Saturday were the last starts of the Lithuanians in the championship:
- Saulius Svilainis (V65), pentathlon, gold medal, 3976 (hammer – 42.27, shot put – 12.81, discus – 38.48, javelin – 36.99, weights – 16.83)
- Šalnė Patkauskienė (M45), half marathon, 6th place, 1:32:02
- Algirdas Petravičius (V60), triple jump, 8th place, 11.02/1.9 (Lithuanian record)
- Ramunė Pociuvienė (M50), half marathon, 20th place, 1:41:02
Lithuanians won 10 medals at the World Championships: 3 gold, 4 silver and 3 bronze. Sailius Svilainis brings back 4 medals from Sweden – 1 gold and 3 silver. Genovaitė Kazlauskienė (gold and silver) and Janina Lapienienė (gold and bronze) won two medals each. The bronze prizewinners were Vytautas Zaniauskas and Ernesta Karaškienė.
Program, Starting Lists and Results.
Friday’s results:
- Genovaitė Kazlauskienė (M70), shot pentathlon, 4th place, 3252 (hammer – 23.54, shot put – 9.33, discus – 15.57, javelin – 13.85, weights – 11.82)
- Arūnas Andrijauskas (V55), shot pentathlon, 6th place, 3274 (hammer – 36.65, shot put – 12.38, discus – 38.40, javelin – 32.09, weights – 13.19)
- Ernesta Karaškienė (M45), 80 m b/b, 6th place, 12.95/-1.2 (Lithuanian record), also improved the Lithuanian record in the qualification race (13.04/-3.3)
- Laimis Verbliugevičius (V40), 1500 m, 28th place, 4:38.05
Program, Starting Lists and Results.
On Thursday, five Lithuanian athletes competed.
- Saulius Švilainis (V65), weightlifting, silver medal, 18.00
- Ernesta Karaškienė (M45), weightlifting, bronze medal, 13.13 (Lithuanian record)
- Rimvydas Medišauskas (V60), weightlifting, 5th place, 18.67
- Genovaitė Avižonienė (M70), height, 11th place, 1.01
- Vidas Staveckas (V50), 1500 m, 25th place, 4:41.66
Program, Starting Lists and Results.
Wednesday in the championship day of rest
Tuesday’s results:
- Genovaitė Kazlauskienė (M70), weightlifting, gold medal, 13.60 (Lithuanian record)
- Saulius Svilainis (V65), discus, silver medal, 45.66 (Lithuanian record)
- Gintautas Misevičius (V55), weightlifting, 4th place, 19.61
- Aloyzas Urbikas (M65), 5000 m, 5th place, 29:22.88
- Antanas Grigaliūnas (V60), 5000 m hurdles, 5th place, 26:00.38
- Petras Kavaliauskas (M75), 5000 m hurdles, 9th place, 35:26.16
- Vidas Staveckas (V50), finished fifth in the 400 m qualifying race (58.90) and took 31st place in the championship
Wednesday is a day of rest in the championship.
Program, Starting Lists and Results.
On Monday, four of our track and field athletes competed.
- Gintautas Misevičius (V55), hammer, 6th place, 51.73
- Ernesta Karaškienė (M45), hammer, 11th place, 35.45
- Oksana Choda (M45), finished fourth in the 200 m semi-final race (27.83/0.1) and took 12th place in the championship
- Saulius Svilainis (V65), javelin, 13th place, 36.97
Program, Starting Lists and Results.
Results for Sunday, August 18:
- Oksana Choda (M45), 200 m, made it to the semi-finals with the tenth result of the qualifying runs (27.73/-0.5)
- Rimvydas Medišauskas (V60), hammer, 5th place, 46.67
- Saulius Svilainis (V65), hammer, 5th place, 44.48
- Gražvydas Jusaitis (V45), 10 km, 36th place, 38:22
- Dainius Stravinskas (V45), 10 km, 40th place, 39:43
Program, Starting Lists and Results.
August 17 Lithuanian results:
- Janina Lapienienė (M60), discus, gold medal, 37.64
- Genovaitė Kazlauskienė (M70), shot put, silver medal, 9.61
- Saulius Svilainis (V65), ball, silver medal, 13.42
- Valda Morkūnienė (M60), discus, 4th place, 29.49
- Genovaitė Avižonienė (M70), triple jump, 5th place, 5.75/0.8
- Petras Kavaliauskas (V75), 10 km pole, 11th place, 1:12:55
Program, Starting Lists and Results.
On August 15, six Lithuanians were waiting for the championship fight:
- Edita Valiulienė (M55), shot put, 6th place, 11.20
- Ingrida Urbutienė (M50), shot put, 10th place, 10.95
- Vidas Staveckas (V50), 800 m, 20th place, 2:11.25 (Lithuanian record)
- Kęstutis Abromaitis (V65), 5000 m, 29th place, 22:31.15
- Gražvydas Jusaitis (V45), 800 m, 32nd place, 2:09.48
- Dainius Stravinskas (V45), 800 m, 56th place, 2:25.54
August 16 is a day of rest in the championship.
Program, Starting Lists and Results.
On Wednesday, two representatives of Lithuania started:
- Vytautas Zaniauskas (V60), decathlon, bronze medal, 7087 (100 m b/b – 16.11/-0.6, discus – 38.30, pole vault – 3.30, javelin – 37.36, 1500 m – 6:15.15)
- Oksana Choda (M45), finished fifth in the 100 m semi-final race (13.58/-1.5), twelfth place in the championship
Program, Starting Lists and Results.
August 12 The XXV World Masters Athletics Championships were opened in Gothenburg. It will last until August 25,
On Tuesday, the first day of the competition, five Lithuanian athletes competed:
- Janina Lapienienė (M60), shot put, bronze medal, 11.82
- Valda Morkūnienė (M60), shot put, 4th place, 11.72
- Kęstutis Abromaitis (V65), 2000 m hurdles, 10th place, 9:32.69 (Lithuanian record)
- Vytautas Zaniauskas (V60), decathlete, after five races (100 m – 13.29/-1.3, distance – 4.88/-2.6, shot put – 11.88, height – 1.48, 400 m – 1:03.29) takes third place (3764 points)
- Oksana Choda (M45), finished third in the 100 m qualifying race (13.65/-0.4) and made it to the semi-finals