Egidijus Balčiūnas

Egidijus Balčiūnas

Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
World Championships
	2001 Poznań	K-2 200 m
	2002 Seville	K-2 200 m
	2003 Gainesville	K-2 200 m
	2001 Poznań	K-2 500 m
	2005 Zagreb	K-2 200 m
	2003 Gainesville	K-2 500 m
	2005 Zagreb	K-2 500 m
European Championships
	2004 Poznań	K-2 200 m
	2004 Poznań	K-2 500 m
	2006 Račice	K-2 200 m
	2008 Milan	K-2 200 m
	2008 Milan	K-2 500 m

Egidijus Balčiūnas (born 7 May 1975 in Marijampolė) is a Lithuanian sprint canoer. He won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three golds (K-2 200 m: 2001, 2002, 2003), two silvers (K-2 200 m: 2005, K-2 500 m: 2001), and two bronzes (K-2 500 m: 2003, 2005).

Balčiūnas also competed in four Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of seventh in the K-2 500 m event at Athens in 2004.

Balčiūnas now lives in Vilnius. He is 189 cm / 6'2 tall and weighs 89 kg / 196 lbs.

References

• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936-2007.
• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936-2007.
• Sports-reference.com profile