Rytis Sakalauskas (born 27 June 1987 in Alytus) is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Lithuania.
In 2010 he broke the world record in the seldom run indoor 150 m running event.15min.ltOther newsBotnia Games results
On 30 May 2010 at the Lausitzer Meeting Sakalauskas broke the 100 metres national record. After a few months, a new Lithuanian 100 metres record was set by Martynas Jurgilas. At the IAAF Diamond League Sakalauskas again broke the national record – 10.24. He broke the record again at the 2011 Lithuanian Championships with a time of 10.18.
At the 2012 European Championships held in Helsinki, Finland, Sakalauskas qualified for the final. The first start of the final was called back because Sakalauskas did not move upon start at all, which confused the starter. The second start was called back because Italy's Simone Collio moved too early and had to be disqualified. Again, at the third start Sakalauskas left himself behind the others and walked back to the start line without any intention of finishing the race. Before race Sakalauskas has announced that he wouldn't start at the final because of an injury he sustained after the semifinals.
Sakalauskas reached the semifinal of the 2014 and 2016 European Championship.
Personal bests EventTime (sec)VenueDate60 metres 6.64 Volgograd, Russia 21 January 2012100 metres 10.14 Shenzhen, China 17 August 2011150 metres 15.53 Korsholm, Finland 11 February 2010200 metres 20.74 Brussels, Belgium 16 September 2011
Achievements Representing 2006Lithuanian ChampionshipsKaunas, Lithuania 1st100 m10.802007European U23 ChampionshipsDebrecen, Hungary11th (h)4 × 100 m relay40.512009European U23 ChampionshipsKaunas, Lithuania4th100 m10.38 (wind: 1.5 m/s)UniversiadeBelgrade, Serbia5th100 m10.415th4 × 100 m relay39.81Lithuanian ChampionshipsKaunas, Lithuania 1st100 m10.482010Botnia GamesKorsholm, Finland 1st150 m indoorWRMemorial Van Damme European Union CupBrussels, Belgium 2nd100 m10.24 (wind: +0.6 m/s)2011European Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France15th (sf)60 m6.71UniversiadeShenzhen, China 2nd100 m10.14 NR2012World Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey9th (sf)60 m6.69European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland—100 mDNF
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