Gabija Galvydytė (born 17 January 2000) is a Lithuanian athlete specialising in middle-distance running. She won a bronze medal at the 2023 European Games in the 1500 metre event.

Career Galvydytė competed at the 2017 World U18 Championships and finished fourth in the 400 metre hurdles. She then finished 16th in the 400 metre hurdles semifinals at the 2018 World U20 Championships. She then competed with the 4 × 400 metres relay team at the 2018 European Championships.

At the 2019 European U20 Championships, Galvydytė finished ninth in the 400 metre hurdles semifinals, missing the final by 0.02 seconds. She competed with the 4 × 400 metres relay team that finished 20th at the 2019 IAAF World Relays.

Galvydytė finished 14th in the 800 metres and the 2021 European U23 Championships with a personal best time. She represented Lithuania at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in the 800 metres and finished 22nd in the heats.

Galvydytė represented Lithuania at the 2023 European Games and finished fifth in the 800 metres, setting a new personal best time. She then won a bronze medal in the 1500 metres behind Claudia Bobocea and Vera Hoffmann. She won the Lithuanian national title in the 800 metres. She qualified to make her World Championships debut based on her world ranking. She competed in the 800 metres, finishing 29th in the heats.

Galvydytė qualified to represent Lithuania at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the 800 metres based on her world ranking. She finished fourth in her heat with a personal best time of 1:59.18 and qualified for the repechage round. In the repechage round, she finished fourth with a time of 2:00.66 and did not advance to the semifinals.

International competitions Representing 2017 World U18 Championships Nairobi, Kenya 4th 400 m hurdles 59.492018 World U20 Championships Tampere, Finland 16th 400 m hurdles 58.88 European Championships Berlin, Germany 15th (h) relay 3:37.73 2019 World Relays Yokohama, Japan 20th (h) relay 3:38.72 2022 European Championships Munich, Germany 24th (h) 800 m 2:03.922023European GamesChorzów, Poland5th 800 m 2:00.29 (PB) 3rd 1500 m 4:09.482024Olympic GamesParis, France12th (rep)800 m2:00.662025European Indoor ChampionshipsApeldoorn, Netherlands19th (h)800 m2:04.18World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan12th (sf)800 m1:57.9614th (sf)1500 m4:01.792026World Indoor ChampionshipsToruń, Poland18th (h)1500 m4:17.282026European ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom4th800 m1:59.1210th (h)1500 m4:09.66

NCAA Gabija Galvydytė graduated from Oklahoma State University and competed for their cross country and track teams.

Gabija Galvydytė is a 6-time NCAA Division I All-American, 3-time Big 12 Conference Champion, and 10-time All-Big 12 Conference honoree as a distance runner. representing Oklahoma State Cowgirls2024 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships 800 m 2:00.23 3rdBig 12 Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships 800 m 2:00.42 1st relay 3:40.55 9th NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships 800 m 2:02.31 5thBig 12 Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships 800 m 2:01.07 2ndMillrose Games 800 m 2:02.24 5th2023 2023 NCAA Division I cross country championships 6 km 20:12.5 48th Big 12 Conference cross country championships 20:25.5 15thNCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships 800 m 2:00.47 2nd relay 3:36.55 28thBig 12 Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships 800 m 2:03.66 1st relay 3:36.51 5th NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships DMR 11:02.57 6thBig 12 Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships 800 m 2:05.11 2nd DMR 11:12.21 1st relay 3:39.27 8th2022 2022 NCAA Division I cross country championships 6 km 20:27.1 74th Big 12 Conference cross country championships 20:59.7 9thNCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships 800 m 2:01.76 3rdBig 12 Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships 800 m 2:03.79 2nd NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships 800 m 2:04.40 9thBig 12 Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships 800 m 2:03.89 2nd relay 3:36.22 3rd2021 Big 12 Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships 600 yards 1:22.90 7th Distance medley relay 11:21.42 2nd2020 Big 12 Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships 800 m 2:09.48 6th relay 3:40.14 6th Gabija Galvydytė Oklahoma State University TFRRS

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