Jolanta Polikevičiūtė
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Jolanta Polikevičiūtė is a retired female road racing cyclist from Lithuania
, who competed in three Summer Olympics for her native country: 1996, 2004 and 2008. She is the twin
sister of Rasa Polikevičiūtė
, who also had a professional career in women's cycling.
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
, who competed in three Summer Olympics for her native country: 1996, 2004 and 2008. She is the twin
Twin
A twin is one of two offspring produced in the same pregnancy. Twins can either be monozygotic , meaning that they develop from one zygote that splits and forms two embryos, or dizygotic because they develop from two separate eggs that are fertilized by two separate sperm.In contrast, a fetus...
sister of Rasa Polikevičiūtė
Rasa Polikeviciute
Rasa Polikevičiūtė is a Lithuanian cycle racer. She was one of the first in a long line of Lithuanian cyclists who, together, established Lithuania as one of the powerhouses of women's cycle racing in the 1990s and beyond...
, who also had a professional career in women's cycling.