Daina Gudzinevičiūtė (born 23 December 1965, in Vilnius)[1] is an Olympic shooting champion from Lithuania and president of National Olympic Committee, member of the International Olympic Committee.
Trap shooting for women was first introduced in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Gudzinevičiūtė scored 71 hits in the qualifying round and then hit 22 out of 25 targets in the final. This was one more than Delphine Racinet's score. As the event was held in the Olympic Games for the first time, Gudzinevičiūtė also set an Olympic record. It was a very unexpected victory for Lithuania and their first medal at Sydney.
After the Sydney success it was expected that Gudzinevičiūtė would perform well in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, but she scored only 55 hits and landed on the 14th place among 17 contestants. She complained about the weather with strong gusts which was an obstacle for all shooters: the best result (after the final) was just 88.
Other results:
Olympic results | |||||
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Event | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 |
Trap | Not held | ![]() 71+22 |
14th 55 |
5th 69+17 |
14th 66 |
Double trap | 10th 101 |
— | — | Not held | Not held |
After the Sydney games she became popular in Lithuania. She was invited to host a documentary television show "Farai" (English: cops). It follows the daily lives of Lithuanian policemen. She also worked with the State Border Guard Service.
In 2012, she beat Virgilijus Alekna in the election for the president of the National Olympic Committee of Lithuania.[2]
In 2018 Gudzinevičiūtė become the first Lithuanian to be elected into International Olympic Committee.
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Preceded by First |
Olympic Women's Trap Qualification Record 71 points, 2000 Sydney |
Succeeded by |
Preceded by First |
Olympic Women's Trap Final Record 93 points, 2000 Sydney |
Succeeded by None (changed rules in 2005) |
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