Gintarė Petronytė
{{Short description|Lithuanian basketball player}}
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| name = Gintarė Petronytė
| image = File:Gintarė Petronytė Fenerbahçe Women's Basketball vs Galatasaray Women's Basketball TWBL 20180408.jpg|thumb|250px|Petronytė with Galatasaray jersey
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1989|3|19}}
| birth_place = Kaunas,[https://moterulyga.lt/zaidejai/3146-gintare-petronyte.html Gintarė Petronytė] Lithuania, USSR
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| nationality = Lithuanian
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| career_start = 2005
| career_end = 2024
| position = Center
| years0 = 2004–2005
| team0 = Lietuvos telekomas Vilnius
| years1 = 2005–2006
| team1 = Lintel 118
| years2 = 2006–2009
| team2 = TEO Vilnius
| years3 = 2009–2010
| team3 = Sony Athinaikos Athens
| years4 = 2010–2011
| team4 = Galatasaray Medical Park
| years5 = 2011
| team5 = CCC Polkowice
| years6 = 2011–2012
| team6 = Kibirkštis-Tichė-IKI Vilnius
| years7 = 2012–2013
| team7 = GoldBet Taranto
| years8 = 2013–2014
| team8 = Homend Antakya
| years9 = 2014–2015
| team9 = Wisła Kraków
| years10 = 2015–2016
| team10 = Cases Mapei Napoli
| years11 = 2016–2017
| team11 = Mersin BŞB
| years12 = 2017
| team12 = Homenetmen Beirut
| years13= 2017–2018
| team13 = Galatasaray
| years14= 2018–2019
| team14 = Mersin BŞB
| years15= 2019–2022
| team15 = Reyer Venezia
| years16= 2022–2023
| team16 = Kibirkštis Vilnius
| years17= 2023–2024
| team17 = Kayseri
|highlights =
- 2× EuroCup champion (2010, 2018)
- FIBA Europe Young Women's Player of the Year Award (2008)
- 5× LMKL champion (2007–2009, 2012, 2023)
- A1 Ethniki champion (2010)
- Greek Cup winner (2010)
- Turkish Cup winner (2011)
- BLK champion (2015)
- WLBL champion (2017)
- LBF champion (2021)
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Gintarė Petronytė (born 19 March 1989) is a Lithuanian retired professional female basketball player. As a member of the senior Lithuanian women's national team, she played 158 games, scored 1844 points and participated in 2006 FIBA World Championship and 2015 EuroBasket. She is recognized as one of the best Lithuanian female basketball players of all time.
Career
On 21 July 2010, Galatasaray Medical Park announced that Petronyte had joined the team on a two-year contract.{{cite web|url=http://www.galatasaray.org/basketbol/bayan/haber/7418.php|title=Gintare Petronyte Galatasaray Medical Park'ta| date = 21 July 2010|work=Galatasaray.org| accessdate = 21 July 2010}}
On 21 March 2024, Petronyte retired from playing professional basketball.{{cite web|url=https://www.basketnews.lt/news-203530-aciu-gintare-petronyte-nusprende-baigti-karjera.html|title=Gintare Petronyte retires from professional basketball| date = 21 March 2024|work=basketnews.lt| accessdate = 21 March 2024}}
Honours
- 2× EuroCup champion (2010, 2018)
- FIBA Europe Young Women's Player of the Year Award (2008)
- 5× LMKL champion (2007–2009, 2012, 2023)
- A1 Ethniki champion (2010)
- Greek Cup winner (2010)
- Turkish Cup winner (2011)
- BLK champion (2015)
- WLBL champion (2017)
- LBF champion (2021)
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Eurobasket.com|82852}}
- [http://www.eurobasketwomen2009.com/en/cid_X6FnqP4DGbURoW6MX7dzD2.playerID_47152.compID_pnlxO1HYJhUh,MTfrmUO03.season_2009.roundID_6341.teamID_2135.html Profile] at EuroBasket Women 2009
{{FIBA Europe Young Women's Player of the Year}}
{{Galatasaray 2017–18 EuroCup Women champions}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Petronyte, Gintare}}
Category:Lithuanian women's basketball players
Category:21st-century Lithuanian sportswomen
Category:Galatasaray S.K. (women's basketball) players
Category:Sportspeople from Panevėžys
Category:Antakya Belediyespor players
Category:Lithuanian expatriate basketball people in Turkey
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