Edgaras Matakas
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| Born | 23 October 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Lithuania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | Kaunas Swimming School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Ramūnas Leonas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Edgaras Matakas (born 23 October 1998)[1] is a Lithuanian Paralympic swimmer. He won bronze in the 50-metre freestyle S11 in 2020.[2]
Matakas became Lithuania's first Paralympic swimmer to win a world title with the 2020 50m freestyle S11 bronze, he also won a bronze medal in the 100m freestyle S11 at the same championships. He is also a triple European champion at the 2020 World Para Swimming European Championships in Funchal.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Swimming - MATAKAS Edgaras". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ↑ "Swimmer Edgaras Matakas wins Tokyo Paralympics bronze (in Lithuanian)". Zmones. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ↑ "Edgaras Matakas - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. Archived from the original on 30 December 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ↑ "Edgaras Matakas - Parateam Lithuania (in Lithuanian)". Parateam. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
External links
[edit]- Edgaras Matakas at the International Paralympic Committee
- Edgaras Matakas at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
- Edgaras Matakas at the Lietuvos paralimpinis komitetas (in Lithuanian)
Categories:
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Kaunas
- Lithuanian male freestyle swimmers
- Paralympic swimmers for Lithuania
- Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the World Para Swimming Championships
- Medalists at the World Para Swimming European Championships
- S11-classified para swimmers