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Vytautas Strolia

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Vytautas Strolia
Strolia in 2024
Personal information
BornNovember 28, 1992 (1992-11-28) (age 32)
Anykščiai, Lithuania
Sport
ClubAnykščiai "Viesulas"

Vytautas Strolia (born 28 November 1992 in Anykščiai, Lithuania) is a Lithuanian athlete. He competes in cross-country skiing and biathlon events. He competed at multiple FIS Nordic World Ski Championships and Biathlon World Cups. He had represented Lithuania in three Winter Olympics Games in 2014, 2018, and 2022.

Early career

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Vytautas Strolia was born 28 November 1992 in Anykščiai, Lithuania.[1]

Career

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Strolia started competing in Nordic Junior World Ski Championships in 2009.[2] He made his debut at the Nordic World Ski Championships at Oslo in 2011. He further took part in the Junior World Ski Championships in 2012 and the World Ski Championships in 2013.[2] He started competing in the Biathlon World Cup events in 2014.[3] Strolia was named to the Lithuanian team for the 2014 Winter Olympics held at Sochi.[4] This was his debut at the Winter Olympics.[5] He competed in two cross-country events at the competition. He finished in 67th and 70th place in the men's 30 km skiathlon and 15 km classical events respectively.[6]

In 2018, Strolia was named to the Lithuanian team for the 2018 Winter Olympics.[7] This was his second consecutive appearance at the Winter Olympics.[5] Strolia competed in three individual biathlon events in the Games.[8] He registered the best finish of 43rd amongst the 60 competitors in the men's pursuit event.[9] He was part of the Lithuanian team for the 2022 Winter Olympics.[10] This was his third and last appearance at the Winter Olympics.[5] He competed in three events at the Games.[11] He finished 43rd, 21st and 58th in the sprint, individual and pursuit events respectively.[5]

Biathlon results

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All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games

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0 medals

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang 82nd 49th 43rd — — 19th
China 2022 Beijing 21st 43rd 58th — 14th —

World Championships

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0 medals

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay Single Mixed relay
Finland 2015 Kontiolahti 66th 69th — — 23rd — —
Norway 2016 Oslo 87th 87th — — 23rd 23rd —
Austria 2017 Hochfilzen 73rd 54th 56th — 25th 24th —
Sweden 2019 Östersund 61st 26th DSQ — 21st — —
Italy 2020 Antholz-Anterselva 55th 28th 31st — 24th 16th —
Slovenia 2021 Pokljuka 65th 62nd — — 25th 17th —
Germany 2023 Oberhof 44th 42nd 49th — 16th 18th —
Czech Republic 2024 Nové Město na Moravě 15th 56th DNS — 20th 17th 24th
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
**The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.

References

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  1. ^ "Vytautas Strolia". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Vytautus Strolia". International Ski Federation. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Vytautas Strolia". International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Lithuania at 2014 Winter Olympics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2001.
  5. ^ a b c d "Tomas Strolia". Olympics.com. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Lithuania at the 2014 Winter Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Lithuania at 2018 Winter Olympics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2001.
  8. ^ "Lithuania at the 2018 Winter Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Biathlon, men's pursuit". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Lithuania at 2022 Winter Olympics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2001.
  11. ^ "Biatlonininkė Leščinskaitė IBU taurės varžybose pasiekė karjeros rekordą". DELFI). 12 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
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