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Nijolė Sabaitė

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Nijolė Sabaitė (née Razienė; born August 12, 1950 in Raseiniai, Lithuanian SSR) is a retired Lithuanian middle distance runner who represented internationally the USSR. She trained at VSS Nemunas in Vilnius. Sabaitė began athletics in 1967 and was a member of the USSR National Team since 1970. She competed mainly in the 800 metres, and won an Olympic silver medal in 1972, between Germans Hildegard Falck (gold) and Gunhild Hoffmeister (bronze). She also won 800m silver at the 1973 Summer Universiade behind Lilyana Tomova from Bulgaria, studying in Vilnius Pedagogical Institute. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nijolė Sabaitė is the 2,226th most popular athlete (down from 1,711th in 2019), the 203rd most popular biography from Lithuania (down from 195th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Lithuanian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Nijolė Sabaitė ranks 2,226 out of 6,025Before her are William D'Amico, Steve Ovett, Iván García, Piet Kleine, Žydrūnas Savickas, and Thủy Nguyên district. After her are Randy Barnes, Ulrike Bruns, Tirunesh Dibaba, Wilbur Thompson, Jochen Schümann, and Svetlana Masterkova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Nijolė Sabaitė ranks 625Before her are Nikolay Kruglov, Kabasu Babo, Viktor Rashchupkin, Bob Kulick, Ramon Solsona i Sancho, and Radu Voina. After her are Dave Wottle, Joan Armatrading, Palhinha, Jurelang Zedkaia, Andy Powell, and Xu Rongmao.

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In Lithuania

Among people born in Lithuania, Nijolė Sabaitė ranks 203 out of 328Before her are Robertas Žulpa (1960), Linas Antanas Linkevičius (1961), Sergejus Jovaiša (1954), Ramūnas Šiškauskas (1978), Angelė Rupšienė (1952), and Žydrūnas Savickas (1975). After her are Raimondas Rumšas (1972), Vida Vencienė (1961), Viktorija Čmilytė (1983), Gintautas Umaras (1963), Tomas Danilevičius (1978), and Valdas Ivanauskas (1966).

Among ATHLETES In Lithuania

Among athletes born in Lithuania, Nijolė Sabaitė ranks 10Before her are Hans-Georg Reimann (1941), Remigijus Valiulis (1958), Romas Ubartas (1960), Kęstutis Šapka (1949), Robertas Žulpa (1960), and Žydrūnas Savickas (1975). After her are Darius Kasparaitis (1972), Lina Kačiušytė (1963), Laura Asadauskaitė (1984), Galina Murašova (1955), Daina Gudzinevičiūtė (1965), and Austra Skujytė (1979).