Olivija Baleišytė

{{Short description|Lithuanian cyclist (born 1998)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2024}}

{{Infobox cyclist

| name = Olivija Baleišytė

| honorific_suffix = OLY

| image = 2024 UEC Track Elite European Championships 159.jpg

| caption = Baleišytė in 2024

| fullname = Olivija Baleišytė

| nickname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|09|03|df=y}}

| birth_place =

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height =

| weight =

| currentteam = {{UCI team code|VAI}}

| disciplines = {{ubl|Track|Road}}

| role = Rider

| ridertype =

| amateurteam1 =

| amateuryears1 =

| proyears1 = 2020

| proteam1 = {{UCI team code|ASA2|2020}}{{cite web |url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/14204/1002008/258 |title=Astana Women's Team |work=UCI.org |publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale |access-date=18 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200118232333/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/14204/1002008/258 |archive-date=18 January 2020}}

| proyears2 = 2021–

| proteam2 = {{UCI team code|VAI|2021}}

| majorwins =

| show-medals = no

| medaltemplates =

}}

Olivija Baleišytė (born 3 September 1998) is a Lithuanian road and track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team {{UCI team code|VAI}}.{{cite web |url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15412/1001566/277 |title=Aromitalia Basso Bikes Vaiano |work=UCI.org |publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale |access-date=17 January 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210117225601/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15412/1001566/277 |archive-date=17 January 2021}} Representing Lithuania at international competitions, Baleišytė competed at the 2016 UEC European Track Championships in the elimination race and individual pursuit events.{{cite news |url=http://europeantrack2016.veloresults.com/pdf/wip2.pdf |title=Results 2016 UEC European Track Championships |publisher=europeantrack2016.veloresults.com |date=October 2016 |access-date=23 October 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161024030516/http://europeantrack2016.veloresults.com/pdf/wip2.pdf |archive-date=24 October 2016}} In 2020 Baleišytė was awarded the Lithuanian Cycling Federation title for Lithuanian female cyclist of the year.{{cite news |url=https://www.sportas.info/dviraciai/metu-dviratininkai-vasilijus-lendelis-ir-olivija-baleisyte/ |title=Metų dviratininkai – Vasilijus Lendelis ir Olivija Baleišytė |publisher=sportas.info |date=25 December 2020 |access-date=27 December 2020}}

Major results

{{div col}}

;2015

:Panevezys Track Championships

::1st Omnium (Juniors)

::1st Points race (Juniors)

:Minsk Track Championships

::1st Scratch rave (Juniors)

::1st Points race (Juniors)

:European Junior Track Championships

::3rd Individual Pursuit

;2016

:European Junior Track Championships

::1st 20px Individual pursuit

::2nd Omnium

:2nd Points race, Prova Internacional de Anadia

:2nd Omnium, Grand Prix Galichyna

;2017

:National Track Championships

::1st 20px Omnium

::1st 20px Individual pursuit

::1st 20px Elimination race

::1st 20px Points race

::2nd Keirin

::3rd Team sprint

::3rd Sprint race

:Grand Prix of Tula

::1st Omnium

::1st Scratch Race

::3rd Points Race

:3rd Omnium, International track race - Panevežys

;2018

:National Track Championships

::1st 20px Omnium

::1st 20px Scratch race

::1st 20px Elimination race

::1st 20px Points race

::1st 20px Individual pursuit

::2nd Keirin

::2nd Scratch race

:2nd Time Trial, National Road Championships

;2019

:National Track Championships

::1st 20px Omnium

::1st 20px Scratch race

::1st 20px Elimination race

::1st 20px Individual pursuit

::2nd Points race

{{div col end}}

References

{{Reflist}}