Kristina Kliukevičiūtė

Kristina Kliukevičiūtė (born 10 July 1975 in Kaunas) is a Lithuanian rhythmic gymnast. She was the first gymnast to represent Lithuania at the Olympics in 1996 and was a ten-time national champion. She now works as a coach.

Biography Kliukevičiūtė was born in Kaunas. She began artistic gymnastics in kindergarten, but after a fall from the balance beam, she became scared of training. Her parents took her to watch the rhythmic gymnasts' training to calm her down, and she became fascinated with the sport.

She received a Master of Sports, International Class in 1989. From 1989 to 1998, she won the all-around at the national championships ten consecutive times, and she was also the Soviet junior champion in 1988 and 1989. In 1990, she won the senior Soviet bronze all-around medal. She was the first gymnast to represent Lithuania at the Olympics.

She worked as a coach at the Kaunas Sports School from 1997 to 2009.