Martynas Jurgilas
Encyclopedia
Martynas Jurgilas (born 5 September, 1988) is a track and field
sprint athlete
who competes internationally for Lithuania
.
On 12 June 2010 in Liberty, Missouri
, USA, Jurgilas set a new 100 metres national record
of 10.27 seconds. This record has since been broken by Rytis Sakalauskas
.
On 7 May 2011 in Manhattan, Kansas
, USA, Jurgilas set a new 200 metres national record
of 20.84 seconds.
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
sprint athlete
Sprint (race)
Sprints are short running events in athletics and track and field. Races over short distances are among the oldest running competitions. The first 13 editions of the Ancient Olympic Games featured only one event—the stadion race, which was a race from one end of the stadium to the other...
who competes internationally for Lithuania
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...
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On 12 June 2010 in Liberty, Missouri
Liberty, Missouri
Liberty is a city in Clay County, Missouri and is a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri. At the 2007 population estimate, the city population was 29,993...
, USA, Jurgilas set a new 100 metres national record
Lithuanian records in athletics
The following are the national records in athletics in Lithuania maintained by Lithuanian national athletics federation: Lietuvos Lengvosios Atletikos Federacija .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:+ = en route to a longer distanceOT = oversized track...
of 10.27 seconds. This record has since been broken by Rytis Sakalauskas
Rytis Sakalauskas
Rytis Sakalauskas is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Lithuania.In 2010 he reached world record in alternative indoor 150 m running event....
.
On 7 May 2011 in Manhattan, Kansas
Manhattan, Kansas
Manhattan is a city located in the northeastern part of the state of Kansas in the United States, at the junction of the Kansas River and Big Blue River. It is the county seat of Riley County and the city extends into Pottawatomie County. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 52,281...
, USA, Jurgilas set a new 200 metres national record
Lithuanian records in athletics
The following are the national records in athletics in Lithuania maintained by Lithuanian national athletics federation: Lietuvos Lengvosios Atletikos Federacija .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:+ = en route to a longer distanceOT = oversized track...
of 20.84 seconds.