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{{MedalTableTop}}{{MedalSport|Men's canoe sprint}}{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}{{MedalGold|2001 Poznań|K-2 200 m}}{{MedalGold|2002 Seville|K-2 200 m}}{{MedalGold|2003 Gainesville|K-2 200 m}}{{MedalSilver|2001 Poznań|K-2 500 m}}{{MedalSilver|2005 Zagreb|K-2 200 m}}{{MedalBronze|2003 Gainesville|K-2 500 m}}{{MedalBronze|2005 Zagreb|K-2 500 m}}{{MedalEuropeanChampionships}}{{MedalGold|2004 Poznań|K-2 200 m}}{{MedalSilver|2004 Poznań|K-2 500 m}}{{MedalSilver|2006 Račice|K-2 200 m}}{{MedalSilver|2008 Milan|K-2 200 m}}{{MedalBronze|2008 Milan|K-2 500 m}}{{MedalBottom}}Egidijus Balčiūnas (born 7 May 1975 in Marijampolė) is a Lithuanian sprint canoer. He won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three golds (K-2 200 m: 2001, 2002, 2003), two silvers (K-2 200 m: 2005, K-2 500 m: 2001), and two bronzes (K-2 500 m: 2003, 2005). Balčiūnas also competed in four Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of seventh in the K-2 500 m event at Athens in 2004. Balčiūnas now lives in Vilnius. He is {{Convert|189|cm|ftin|abbr=on}} tall and weighs {{Convert|89|kg|abbr=on}}. References- {{Webarchive |url=https://www.webcitation.org/5e02gQdss?url=http://www.canoeicf.com/site/canoeint/if/downloads/result/Pages%201-41%20from%20Medal%20Winners%20ICF%20updated%202007-2.pdf?MenuID=Results%2F1107%2F0%2CMedal%5Fwinners%5Fsince%5F1936%2F1510%2F0 |date=2009-01-21 |title=ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 |url2=https://web.archive.org/web/20100105013709/http://canoeicf.com/site/canoeint/if/downloads/result/Pages%201-41%20from%20Medal%20Winners%20ICF%20updated%202007-2.pdf?MenuID=Results%2F1107%2F0%2CMedal%5Fwinners%5Fsince%5F1936%2F1510%2F0 |date2=January 5, 2010 |title2=Wayback Machine }}
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- {{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/egidijus-balciunas-1.html |title=Egidijus Balčiūnas}}
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