Daina Gudzineviciute
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Daina Gudzinevičiūtė (born on 23 December 1965) is an Olympic
Olympic Games
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 shooting
Shooting
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 champion from Lithuania
Lithuania
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.

Trap shooting
Olympic Trap
Officially referred to only as trap, and also known in the United States as international trap, bunker trap, trench or international clay pigeon, the single-target Olympic trap shooting event has a history over a hundred years old...

 for women was first introduced in the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
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 in Sydney
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. Gudzinevičiūtė scored 71 hits in the qualifying round and then hit 22 out of 25 targets in the final. It came out to be 1 more than Delphine Racinet's score. As the event was held in the Olympic Games
Olympic Games
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 for the first time, Gudzinevičiūtė also set an Olympic record. It was a very unexpected victory for Lithuania and the first medal at Sydney.

After the Sydney success it was expected that Daina would perform well in the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
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 in Athens
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, 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:
  • 1988 Europe championship 2nd (under the Soviet Union flag)
  • 1989 World championship 1st
  • 1992 Europe championship 2nd, 3rd
  • 1994 World championship 4th
  • 2001 Special World championship in Cairo
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     9th
  • 2002 World championship in Lahti
    Lahti
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     2nd
  • 2003 "Grand Prix" in Cyprus
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     2nd
  • 2004 World Cup in Athens
    Athens
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     11th
  • 2005 Europe championship in Belgrade
    Belgrade
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     2nd


She currently ranked as top 26 trap shooter by the International Shooting Sport Federation
International Shooting Sport Federation
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. In 2002 she ranked second.

After the Sydney games she became popular in Lithuania
Lithuania
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. She was invited to host a documentary television show "Farai" (English: cops). It follows the daily lives of Lithuanian policemen. She is also working with the State Border Guard Service.
Olympic results
Event 1996 2000 2004 2008
Trap
Olympic Trap
Officially referred to only as trap, and also known in the United States as international trap, bunker trap, trench or international clay pigeon, the single-target Olympic trap shooting event has a history over a hundred years old...

Not held Gold
Shooting at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Women's trap
-Qualification round:OR Olympic record – Q Qualified for final-Final:OR Olympic record...


71+22
14th
Shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's Trap
The women's trap competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held on August 16 at the Markópoulo Olympic Shooting Centre near Athens, Greece. Suzanne Balogh of Australia won the competition by a wide four-hit margin....


55
5th
69+17
Double trap
Double Trap
Double trap is a clay pigeon shooting sport, one of the ISSF shooting events. Participants use a shotgun to attempt to break a clay disk flung away from the shooter at high speed....

10th
Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's double trap
Women's double trap shooting made its first appearance at the 1996 Summer Olympics, with Kim Rhode becoming the inaugural champion. Susanne Kiermayer defeated Deserie Huddleston in the silver medal shoot-off.-Qualification round:...


101
Not held

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