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Laura Asadauskaitė

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Laura Asadauskaitė
Asadauskaitė in 2024
Personal information
Full nameLaura Asadauskaitė-Zadneprovskienė
Born (1984-02-28) 28 February 1984 (age 42)
Vilnius, Lithuania
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
Country Lithuania
SportModern Pentathlon
Coached byJevgenij Kliosov, Andrejus Zadneprovskis[1]
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2012 LondonIndividual
Silver medal – second place2020 TokyoIndividual
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2013 KaohsiungIndividual
Gold medal – first place2014 WarsawMixed relay
Silver medal – second place2009 LondonIndividual
Bronze medal – third place2007 BerlinIndividual
Bronze medal – third place2011 MoscowIndividual
Bronze medal – third place2011 MoscowMixed relay
European Games
Silver medal – second place2023 Kraków-MałopolskaTeam
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2008 MoscowTeam
Gold medal – first place2008 MoscowRelay
Gold medal – first place2012 SofiaIndividual
Gold medal – first place2014 SzékesfehérvárMixed relay
Gold medal – first place2015 BathIndividual
Gold medal – first place2016 SofiaIndividual
Gold medal – first place2016 SofiaTeam
Gold medal – first place2019 BathIndividual
Silver medal – second place2008 MoscowIndividual
Silver medal – second place2012 SofiaMixed relay
Silver medal – second place2023 KrakówTeam
Bronze medal – third place2013 DrzonkówMixed relay
Bronze medal – third place2019 BathTeam
UIPM Biathle World Championships
Silver medal – second place2004 GermanyWomen's senior
Updated on 11 August 2019
In victory ceremony at 2012 Olympics

Laura Asadauskaitė-Zadneprovskienė (born 28 February 1984) is a Lithuanian former modern pentathlete. She won the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London with a then Olympic record score, and silver in Tokyo at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She is a three-time European Champion (2012, 2015, 2016) and was once individual World Champion in pentathlon, having claimed the title in 2013. She has been a member of the Seimas (Parliament of Lithuania) since 2024.

Career

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Asadauskaitė took part in her first Olympics at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she finished 15th overall.[2] Asadauskaitė did not compete at all in 2010 after she became a mother for the first time, but became world number one in the modern pentathlon in May 2012.[3] She won Olympic gold at the 2012 Summer Olympics, ahead of British athlete Samantha Murray and Yane Marques of Brazil.[4] Her total score in the event of 5,408 points set a new Olympic record.[3]

Asadauskaitė became world champion for the first time in 2013, winning the gold medal at the 2013 World Modern Pentathlon Championships, with a total of 5,312 points.[5] In 2016, Asadauskaitė won her third gold medal at the European Modern Pentathlon Championships, having previously won it in 2012 and 2015.[6]

In 2021, Asadauskaitė won Lithuania's first medal of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, with a silver medal behind British competitor Kate French. In the five-discipline event, she set an Olympic record of 12 minutes, 1.01 seconds in the final running event.[7]

Political career

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In 2024, Laura Asadauskaitė-Zadneprovskienė was elected to the Seimas, the Lithuanian Parliament, representing the Social Democratic Party of Lithuania (LSDP).[8]

She serves on the Committee on Education and Science, focusing her efforts on promoting youth sports, physical education, public health, and athlete welfare.

Personal life

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In 2009, Asadauskaitė married modern pentathlete Andrejus Zadneprovskis, a former world champion who won two Olympic medals. The following year she gave birth to a daughter.[9] She is a graduate of Mykolas Romeris University, majoring in Administration and European Union Policy.[10]

References

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  1. ↑ "Penkiakovė: Laura Asadauskaitė, Justinas Kinderis, Gintarė Venčkauskaitė" (in Lithuanian). 15 minučių. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  2. ↑ "Lietuvos krašto apsaugos savanorė L.Asadauskaitė perrašė šalies pasiekimų olimpiadose istoriją". Delfi (in Lithuanian). 13 August 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Record-breaker Asadauskaite wins pentathlon gold". ABC. 12 August 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  4. ↑ "Samantha Murray's modern pentathlon silver is GB's final Olympic medal". The Guardian. 12 August 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  5. ↑ "Penkiakovės pasaulio čempionai parvežė į gimtinę aukso medalius". Delfi (in Lithuanian). 26 August 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  6. ↑ "Pareiškimas prieš Rio: L. Asadauskaitė – vėl Europos čempionė!". Delfi (in Lithuanian). 9 July 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  7. ↑ "Asadauskaitė wins first Olympic medal for Lithuania". lrt.lt. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  8. ↑ "Laura Asadauskaitė-Zadneprovskienė". lrs.lt.
  9. ↑ "Pentathlete Laura Asadauskaitė – Lithuania's golden sportswoman". 15 minučių. 20 August 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  10. ↑ "Puikūs MRU studentų startai Londono olimpiadoje". www.mruni.eu (in Lithuanian). 13 August 2012. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012.
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