Laimutė Baikauskaitė took up athletics in 1970. Her best year was 1988, when she won her only Soviet title in the 1,500 and was selected for the Soviet Olympic team. At the Olympics, Baikauskaitė won the 1,500 silver, defeating her more famous teammate Tetiana Samolenko, who placed third. The 1988 Olympics was Baikauskaitė’s only major international. She also won an 800 silver at the 1980 Soviet Championships and was a 14-time Lithuanian SSR champion between 1973-91. After finishing her sports career, Baikauskaitė worked as an athletics coach, first in Lithuania and from 1995 in the United States.
Personal Best: 1500 – 4:00.24 (1988).
Soviet Union
Lithuania