Simona Krupeckaitė

Simona Krupeckaitė
Krupeckaitė at the 2015 UEC European Track Championships
Personal information
Born (1982-12-13) 13 December 1982 (age 41)
Utena,
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight65 kg (143 lb)[1]
Team information
DisciplineTrack cycling
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter
Professional teams
2004–2005Aliverti-Bianchi-Kookai
2007–2009Safi-Pasta Zara-Manhattan
Major wins
Medal record
Women's track cycling
Representing  Lithuania
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships 2 5 6
European Championships 3 2 4
European Games 1 1 0
Total 6 8 10
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Pruszków 500 m Time Trial
Gold medal – first place 2010 Ballerup Keirin
Silver medal – second place 2008 Manchester 500 m Time Trial
Silver medal – second place 2008 Manchester Sprint
Silver medal – second place 2010 Ballerup 500 m Time Trial
Silver medal – second place 2011 Apeldoorn Sprint
Silver medal – second place 2012 Melbourne Sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Melbourne 500 m Time Trial
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Pruszków Sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Pruszków Team Sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Ballerup Team Sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Ballerup Sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Apeldoorn Keirin
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Panevėžys Team sprint
Gold medal – first place 2012 Panevėžys Keirin
Gold medal – first place 2016 Yvelines Sprint
Silver medal – second place 2010 Pruszków Keirin
Silver medal – second place 2017 Berlin Keirin
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Pruszków Sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Panevėžys Sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Yvelines Team sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Yvelines Keirin
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Minsk Keirin
Silver medal – second place 2019 Minsk Team sprint

Simona Krupeckaitė (born 13 December 1982) is a Lithuanian former professional track cyclist. She is the 2009 500 m Time Trial World Champion and World Record holder at 33.296s, and the 2010 Keirin World Champion. She also won the 2009, 2010 and 2016 Lithuanian Sportsperson of the Year award. In 2010 Krupeckaitė reached one more world record. This time she achieved 10.793 s record at Flying 200 m time trial event. She retired from competition after the conclusion of the 2021 UCI Track Champions League in December of that year.[2]

Career results

2003
2nd 500 m TT, European Track Championships, U23
2nd Sprint, European Track Championships, U23
2004
3rd 500 m TT, UCI Track Cycling World Championships
2004 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics
1st Keirin, Round 2, Aguascalientes
3rd Sprint, Round 2, Aguascalientes
2005
2005–2006 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics
2nd 500 m TT, Round 1, Moscow
2006
2006–2007 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics
2nd 500 m TT, Round 1, Sydney
3rd Sprint, Round 2, Moscow
3rd 500 m TT, Round 2, Moscow
2007
2007–2008 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics
2nd 500 m TT, Round 2, Beijing
2008
2nd 500 m TT, UCI Track Cycling World Championships
2nd Sprint, UCI Track Cycling World Championships
2007–2008 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics
3rd 500 m TT, Round 3, Los Angeles
2008–2009 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics
1st Sprint, Round 3, Cali
1st 500 m TT, Round 3, Cali
1st Keirin, Round 3, Cali
3rd Team Sprint, Round 3, Cali
2009
1st 500 m TT, UCI Track Cycling World Championships, set new World Record
3rd Sprint, UCI Track Cycling World Championships
3rd Team Sprint, UCI Track Cycling World Championships
2008–2009 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics
1st 500 m TT, Round 4, Beijing
1st Sprint, Round 4, Beijing
1st Keirin, Round 4, Beijing
2nd Team Sprint, Round 4, Beijing
2009–2010 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics
1st Keirin, Round 1, Manchester
3rd Sprint, Round 1, Manchester
1st 500m TT, Round 3, Cali
1st Sprint, Round 3, Cali
2nd Team Sprint, Round 3, Cali
2010
1st Keirin, UCI Track Cycling World Championships
2nd 500 m TT, UCI Track Cycling World Championships
3rd Sprint, UCI Track Cycling World Championships
3rd Team Sprint, UCI Track Cycling World Championships
2011
2nd Sprint, World Track Championships
2010–2011 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics
2nd Sprint, Round 3, Beijing
3rd Team Sprint, Round 3, Beijing
2011–2012 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics
1st Keirin, Round 2, Cali
2012
2nd Sprint, UCI Track Cycling World Championships
2011–2012 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics
2nd Team Sprint, Round 3, Beijing
2nd Sprint, Round 3, Beijing
2nd Keirin, Round 3, Beijing
1st Keirin, Round 4, London
2014
Polish Cup
1st Keirin
1st Sprint
1st Keirin, Grand Prix of Tula
1st Keirin, Japan Track Cup 1
Japan Track Cup 2
1st Keirin
3rd Sprint
2nd Sprint, Panevezys
Memorial of Alexander Lesnikov
3rd Keirin
3rd Sprint
2015
Panevezys
1st Keirin
1st Sprint
Cottbuser SprintCup
1st Keirin
1st Sprint
Grand Prix of Poland
1st Keirin
1st Sprint
1st Team Sprint (with Migle Marozaite)
2nd Keirin, Oberhausen
2015–16 UCI Track Cycling World Cup
3rd Sprint, Round 2, Cambridge
2016
2015–16 UCI Track Cycling World Cup
1st Keirin, Round 3, Hong Kong
2016–17 UCI Track Cycling World Cup
1st Keirin, Round 1, Glasgow
1st Sprint, Round 1, Glasgow
1st Sprint, Grand Prix of Poland
Panevežys
1st Keirin
1st Sprint
Memorial of Alexander Lesnikov
1st Keirin
1st Sprint
Grand Prix of Tula
1st Keirin
1st Sprint
Grand Prix Minsk
1st Sprint
2nd Keirin
2nd Keirin, Oberhausen
2017
International track race – Panevežys
1st Keirin
1st Sprint
2nd Keirin, UEC European Track Championships
2nd Keirin, Troféu Internacional de Anadia

References

  1. ^ a b "Athlete Biography – KRUPECKAITE Simona". Beijing Olympics official website. Archived from the original on 8 September 2008.
  2. ^ "VN news ticker: Annette Edmondson announces retirement, Alpecin-Fenix signs Jakub Mareczko". VeloNews. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.

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Awards
Preceded by Best Lithuanian sportsman of the Year
2009, 2010 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Lithuanian Sportswoman of the Year
2016 		Succeeded by