Domantas Stankūnas
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Lithuanian |
| Born | 10 June 2000[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Rowing |
| Event | Coxless pair |
Domantas Stankūnas (born 10 June 2000) is a Lithuanian rower. He placed eighth overall at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the men’s coxless pair, rowing alongside his twin brother Dovydas Stankūnas. They had previously won the coxless pair gold medal at the 2021 and 2022 European Rowing U23 Championships, and the silver medal in the coxless pair at the 2022 World Rowing U23 Championships.
Early and personal life
[edit]His twin brother Dovydas Stankūnas is also a rower.[2]
Career
[edit]He won the silver medal at the 2021 World Rowing U23 Championships in the coxless pair, held in Račice, Czech Republic, competing in a boat alongside his twin brother Dovydas Stankūnas.[3] That year, the pair won the gold medal at the 2021 European Rowing U23 Championships in Kruszwica, Poland.[4]
They won the silver medal in the coxless pair at the 2022 World Rowing U23 Championships in Varese, Italy.[5] They retained their European title at the 2022 European Rowing U23 Championships in Hazewinkel, in Heindonk, Belgium, in September 2022.[6]
In May 2024, they qualified for the Paris Olympics at the qualifying regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland.[7] They competed at the subsequent 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, in the Men's coxless pair, where they reached the semi-finals. In their semi-final they finished in fifth place, 2.68 seconds behind the top three, a result which was not enough to advance to the A final.[8][9][10] They did however, go on to finish in second place in the B final behind the New Zealand boat in a time of 6:25.94 minutes, to finish in eighth place overall at the Games.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Domantas Stankjnas". World Rowing. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "Olimpiniam debiutui pasiruošę dvyniai Stankūnai Paryžiuje taikysis į brolius iš Kroatijos". lrt/lt. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ Berkeley, Geoff (10 July 2021). "Italy bag hat-trick of golds at World Rowing Under-23 Championships". Inside the Games. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "ROWERS TO WATCH AT THE 2022 WORLD ROWING U23 CHAMPIONSHIPS". World Rowing. 23 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "World Rowing Championships 2022 – Pairs Preview". juniorrowimgnews. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "Results: Men's Pair" (PDF). wyniki.wioslarstwo. 3–4 September 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "brothers Dovydas and Domantas Stankūnas received a ticket to the Paris Olympics". Time.news. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ Bruž, Mindaugas (16 June 2024). "Which Lithuanian athletes will compete in the Paris Olympic Games in 2024". kaipkada.lt. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "Kamilė Kralikaitė ir Ieva Adomavičiūtė užtikrintai pateko į finalą, broliai Stankūnai varžysis dėl 7-12 vietų". tv3. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "Rowers Ieva Adomavičiūtė and Kamilė Kralikaitė are in the finals of the games and will continue the fight for medals". delfi. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "Brothers Domantas and Dovydas Stankūnas took eighth place at the Olympic Games". lrt.lt. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2025.