# Airinė Palšytė

Airinė Palšytė (born 13 July 1992) is a Lithuanian high jumper. She won the gold medal at the 2017 European Indoor Championships.

## Personal life

Palšytė was born in Kaunas, Lithuania. Her father Aurimas Palšis was a professional basketball player.
In 1998, Palšytė enrolled at the Simono Stanevičiaus Secondary School in Vilnius. From 2006 to 2010, she studied at Žemyna's gymnasium, also in Vilnius. In 2010, she started studying business information management at Vilnius University, Faculty of Communications. After completing her undergraduate degree, she began her Master's studies at Vilnius University, Faculty of Economics (marketing and integrated communications). Her boyfriend is a Lithuanian sprinter (specialising in 60, 100 and 200 meters) Kostas Skrabulis.

## Athletic career

At the 2008 Lithuanian Athletics Championships, Palšytė finished second and won her first senior national championships medal. At the 2010 Lithuanian Athletics Championships, she won her first national gold medal.
Palšytė competed at the Olympic Games in 2012, 2016, and 2021. She won the silver medal at the 2016 European Championships. She won the gold medal at the 2017 European Indoor Championships and the bronze medal at the 2019 European Indoor Championships.
Her personal best is 2.01 metres, achieved in March 2017 when she won gold at the European Indoor Championships. It was also a new national high jump record. Her personal best outdoors jump is 1.98 metres, achieved in both July and August 2014 in Kaunas and Eberstadt.

## Achievements

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
| Representing Lithuania |||||
| 2008 | World Junior Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 19th (q) | 1.74 m |
| 2009 | World Youth Championships | Brixen, Italy | 4th | 1.82 m |
| 2010 | World Indoor Championships | Doha, Qatar | 16th (q) | 1.85 m |
| 2010 | World Junior Championships | Moncton, Canada | 2nd | 1.89 m |
| 2011 | Universiade | Shenzhen, China | 2nd | 1.96 m |
| 2011 | European Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 19th (q) | 1.85 m |
| 2012 | World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 9th (q) | 1.92 m |
| 2012 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 9th | 1.89 m |
| 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 10th | 1.89 m |
| 2013 | European U23 Championship | Tampere, Finland | 2nd | 1.92 m |
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 11th | 1.89 m |
| 2014 | World Indoor Championships | Sopot, Poland | 10th (q) | 1.92 m |
| 2014 | European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 13th | 1.90 m |
| 2015 | European Indoor Championships | Prague, Czech Republic | 4th | 1.94 m |
| 2015 | Universiade | Gwangju, South Korea | 1st | 1.84 m |
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 14th (q) | 1.89 m |
| 2016 | World Indoor Championships | Portland, United States | 4th | 1.96 m |
| 2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 2nd | 1.96 m |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 13th | 1.88 m |
| 2017 | European Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 1st | 2.01 m |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 7th | 1.92 m |
| 2017 | Universiade | Taipei, Taiwan | 3rd | 1.91 m |
| 2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 4th | 1.96 m |
| 2019 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 3rd | 1.97 m |
| 2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 22nd (q) | 1.85 m |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 28th (q) | 1.86 m |
| 2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 20th (q) | 1.85 m |
| 2024 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | 13th (q) | 1.89 m |
| 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | 15th (q) | 1.88 m |