Justina Vanagaitė

Justina Vanagaitė (born 3 January 1990) is a Lithuanian dressage rider. Representing Lithuania, she competed at the 2022 World Equestrian Games and at the 2021 European Dressage Championships. She placed 44th place in individual dressage at the 2022 World Equestrian Games with her horse Nabab.[1]

Justina Vanagaitė
Justina Vanagaitė in Vazgaikiemis Grand Prix 2011
Personal information
Birth nameJustina Vanagaitė
Born (1990-01-03) 3 January 1990
Sport
Country Lithuania
SportEquestrian
Achievements and titles
World finals2022 FEI World Equestrian Games

Personal

Justina started riding at the age of 13. She is a founder of Vilnius equestrian club.[2]

Career

In 2021, on her horse Nabab, she became the first representatives of Lithuania to compete in the European Dressage Championship.[3] In June 2022, Vanagaitė won the round of the World Dressage Cup in Slovakia.[4]

In April 2024, she competed at the World Cup Final at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on her 11-year-old gelding Nadab. The pair scored 75.1% to finish eighth in the freestyle. She qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics.[5]

Personal bests
Personal bests as of March 2023[6]
Event Score Horse Venue Date
Grand Prix71.261NababWierzbna, Poland3 September 2022
Grand Prix Special69.957NababSankt Margarethen im Burgenland, Austria3 July 2022
Grand Prix Freestyle75.465NababPerila, Estonia17 July 2022

References
  1. "Individual Dressage Results". longinestiming.com. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  2. "J.Vanagaitė ir jos žirgas Nabab – pirmieji Lietuvos atstovai Europos dailiojo jojimo čempionate". 15min.lt. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  3. "J. Vanagaitė and her horse Nabab are the first representatives of Lithuania in the European Dressage Championship". 15min.lt. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  4. "Justina Vanagaitė triumphed at the stage of the World Dressage Cup in Slovakia". Sportas.info. 11 June 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  5. Murray, Becky (26 May 2024). "The 'girl from nowhere' who has qualified for the Paris Olympics, and other things the horse world is talking about". Horse and Hound. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  6. "Justina Vanagaitė FEI performances". fei.org. Retrieved 2022-08-14.


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