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| Born | (1984-02-28)28 February 1984 (age 41) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 48 kg (106 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Lithuania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Modern Pentathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Jevgenij Kliosov,Andrejus Zadneprovskis[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Laura Asadauskaitė-Zadneprovskienė (born 28 February 1984) is aLithuanianmodern pentathlete. She is a two-time Olympic medallist, having won the gold medal at the2012 Summer Olympics in London with an Olympic record score, as well as winning the silver in Tokyo at the2020 Summer Olympics. She is a three-timeEuropean Champion (2012, 2015, 2016) and aWorld Champion in pentathlon, having claimed the title in 2013. She has been a member of the Seimas (Parliament of Lithuania) since 2024.
Asadauskaitė took part in her first Olympics at the2008 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 the2012 Summer Olympics, ahead of British athleteSamantha Murray andYane 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 the2013 World Modern Pentathlon Championships, with a total of 5,312 points.[5] In 2016, Asadauskaitė won her third gold medal at theEuropean Modern Pentathlon Championships, having previously won it in 2012 and 2015.[6]
In 2021, Asadauskaitė won Lithuania's first medal of the2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, with a silver medal behind British competitorKate French. In the five-discipline event, she set an Olympic record of 12 minutes, 1.01 seconds in the final running event.[7]
In 2024, Laura Asadauskaitė-Zadneprovskienė was elected to the Seimas, the Lithuanian Parliament, representing theSocial 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.
In 2009, Asadauskaitė married modern pentathleteAndrejus Zadneprovskis, a former world champion who won two Olympic medals. The following year she gave birth to a daughter.[9] She is a graduate ofMykolas Romeris University, majoring in Administration and European Union Policy.[10]
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| Preceded by | Best Lithuanian sportsman of the Year 2011 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Lithuanian Sportswoman of the Year 2015 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Lithuanian Sportswoman of the Year 2019, 2021 | Succeeded by |
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