Austra Skujytė
- Born
- Aug 12, 1979 (47 years old)
- Birthplace
- Biržai, Lithuania
- Events
- Heptathlon · Pentathlon Short Track
- Height
- 1.88 m
- Weight
- 82 kg
Austra Skujytė (born 12 August 1979 in Biržai) is a retired Lithuanian athlete, competing in both the heptathlon and the decathlon. On 15 April 2005 in Columbia, Missouri, she broke the women's decathlon world record, with a score of 8358. She is the 2004 Olympic silver medalist and 2012 Olympic bronze medalist in the heptathlon.
The latter medal was allocated retrospectively following the disqualification in 2016 of original medalist Tatyana Chernova for historic doping offences. Her personal best in the 7-event heptathlon of 6599 was set on 4 August at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. During that competition she set the World Heptathlon Best in the Shot Put at 17.31 m (56 ft 9+1⁄4 in).
She is an eight time national champion in the Shot Put. She has also won National Championships in the Discus, 100 metres hurdles twice and Long jump three times. She retired from athletics in 2017. Skujytė graduated with a degree in kinesiology from Kansas State University, where she became the first woman at the school to win multiple NCAA championships, capturing titles in the heptathlon in 2001 and 2002. In 2002, she also took second in the NCAA in the shot put competition.
As of Oct 31, 2026: Heptathlon 6599 (#55 all-time), Pentathlon Short Track 4614, 2026 season best 14.14 (May 22, 2026, Daugava Stadium, Riga (LAT)) · Last competition: SELL Games, May 22, 2026, 14.14 · Olympic Games: 1 silver, 1 bronze · World record (Decathlon) · 47 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →* Wind-assisted (> 2.0 m/s)
Medals
| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | – | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | SP | 14.14 | – | May 22, 2026 | SELL Games |
| 2026 | SP Indoor | 14.49 | – | Feb 28, 2026 | Lithuanian Indoor Championships |
| 2025 | SP | 13.86 | – | Jun 7, 2025 | Lithuanian Students Athletics Championships, Sport Center Stadium, Birstonas |
| 2025 | SP Indoor | 14.66 | – | Feb 22, 2025 | Lithuanian Indoor Championships |
| 2024 | SP | 14.82 | – | May 17, 2024 | 39th SELL Suomija, Estija, Latvija, Lietuva Students Games |
| 2017 | HJ | 1.69 | – | Jul 1, 2017 | European Combined Events Team Championships 2nd League |
| 2017 | LJ | 5.77 | +0.5 | Jul 2, 2017 | European Combined Events Team Championships 2nd League |
| 2017 | 60mH | 8.94 | – | Jan 28, 2017 | – |
