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Simas Bertašius

Birth dateOct 31, 1993

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Simas Bertašius is a Lithuania middle-distance runner, born on October 31, 1993. He competes primarily in the 800m, 1500m and Mile.

His personal bests include 1:48.11 in the 800m, 3:36.88 in the 1500m, 3:59.25 in the Mile, 7:42.07 in the 3000m and 13:25.92 in the 5000m. He has earned 44 gold medals in major international competitions. He is currently active on the international athletics circuit, representing Lithuania.

Key facts

1500 Metres Short Track

3:38.32

3000 m

7:42.07

2026 season best

3:51.16

Feb 28, 2026 · President Valdas Adamkus athletics indoor arena, Kaunas (LTU) (i)

2026 season best

Last competition

World Athletics Road Running Championships

Sep 19, 2026 · 13:51

World Athletics Road Running Championships

Record

National record · 1500 m 3:36.88

National record

Age

32 years old

As of Sep 20, 2026: 1500 Metres Short Track 3:38.32, 3000 m 7:42.07, 2026 season best 3:51.16 (Feb 28, 2026, President Valdas Adamkus athletics indoor arena, Kaunas (LTU) (i)) · Last competition: World Athletics Road Running Championships, Sep 19, 2026, 13:51 · National record (1500 m) · 32 years old

Personal bests

800m

1:48.11

1500m

3:36.88

#967 all-time

Mile

3:59.25

3000m

7:42.07

5000m

13:25.92

10000m

33:34.23

1500m-short-track

3:38.32

3000m-short-track

7:52.73

10Kilometr

29:56

800m-short-track

1:51.69

1000m

2:19.46

1000m-short-track

2:24.49

5000m-short-track

13:27.00

8Kilometre

25:15

Performance Charts

Season bests

Season	Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Trend	Competitions
2026	1500m	3:44.27	-	Jun 17, 2026	↑	COSMA Cup World Athletics Continental Tour
2026	1500m-short-track	3:51.16	-	Feb 28, 2026	↑	Lithuanian Indoor Championships
2026	3000m	7:47.06	-	Jul 8, 2026	↑	Cork City Sports
2026	3000m-short-track	7:52.73	-	Feb 4, 2026	↑	IFAM Louvain-La-Neuve Indoor
2026	5000m	13:25.92	-	Jun 20, 2026	↑	Track Night Vienna
2026	5000m-short-track	13:27.00	-	Jan 31, 2026	-	Boston University John Thomas Terrier Classic
2026	5Kilometre	13:51	-	Sep 19, 2026	-	World Athletics Road Running Championships
2025	800m	1:48.40	-	Jun 27, 2025	↑	European Athletics Team Championships First Division
2025	1000m	2:19.46	-	Sep 5, 2025	↑	Velká cena Chebu, Stadion v Poohří, Cheb
2025	1500m	3:36.88	-	Aug 16, 2025	↑	Meeting voor Mon, AtletiekArena Gaston Roelants Kessel-Lo / Hal 5, Leuven
2025	1500m-short-track	3:41.80	-	Feb 13, 2025	↑	Indoor Spike, Atletická hala, Ruská, Ostrava (i)
2025	3000m	7:42.07	-	Jul 12, 2025	↑	British Milers Club Grand Prix, Woodside Stadium, Watford
2025	3000m-short-track	7:57.49	-	Mar 1, 2025	↑	10th International Tournament for the Prizes of Olga Rypakova.
2025	5000m	13:37.01	-	Aug 9, 2025	↑	British Milers Club Grand Prix, Longford Stadium Trafford, Manchester
2025	CrossCount	23:27	-	Dec 14, 2025	↑	31st SPAR European Cross Country Championships, Lagoa
2025	10Kilometr	29:56	-	Apr 13, 2025	-	European Running Championships
2024	800m	1:48.11	-	May 31, 2024	↑	SK Cosma Summer Cup, Vingis Park Stadium, Vilnius
2024	1000m	2:19.72	-	Aug 31, 2024	↑	Mityng Ambasadorów Białostockiego Sportu, Stadion BOSiR, Białystok
2024	1500m	3:37.19	-	May 26, 2024	↑	IFAM Outdoor, Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles
2024	1500m-short-track	3:43.06	-	Feb 13, 2024	↑	Belgrade Indoor Meeting, Atletska dvorana, Beograd (i)
2024	3000m	8:13.88	-	Feb 18, 2024	↑	Lithuanian Indoor Championships, Lengvosios atletikos maniežas, Panevėžys (i)
2024	3000m-short-track	8:13.88	-	Feb 18, 2024	↑	Lithuanian Indoor Championships, Lengvosios atletikos maniežas, Panevėžys (i)
2024	CrossCount	23:39	-	Dec 8, 2024	↑	30th SPAR European Cross Country Championships, Antalya
2024	8Kilometre	25:15	-	Oct 26, 2024	-	Baltic Cross Country Team Championships
2023	800m	1:49.55	-	Jun 20, 2023	↑	European Athletics Team Championships Second Division, Stadion Śląski, Chorzów
2023	1500m	3:38.38	-	Jun 6, 2023	↑	Meeting Iberoamericano
2023	1500m-short-track	3:44.27	-	Feb 15, 2023	↑	Belgrade Indoor Meeting, Atletska dvorana, Beograd (i)
2023	Mile	4:07.59	-	Aug 30, 2023	↓	Tallinn 2023, Kadrioru staadion, Tallinn
2023	3000m-short-track	8:11.81	-	Jan 28, 2023	↑	LAF Cup Open Competition, Lengvosios Atletikos Manieže, Vilnius (i)
2023	3000m	8:11.81	-	Jan 28, 2023	↑	LAF Cup Open Competition, Lengvosios Atletikos Manieže, Vilnius (i)
2022	800m	1:49.48	-	Jul 1, 2022	↑	SK Cosma Summer Cup, Vingis Park Stadium, Vilnius
2022	1500m	3:38.32	-	Feb 3, 2022	↑	Czech Indoor Gala
2022	1500m-short-track	3:38.32	-	Feb 3, 2022	↑	Czech Indoor Gala
2022	3000m	8:03.29	-	May 8, 2022	↑	Schönbuchstadion, Pliezhausen (GER)
2022	3000m-short-track	8:07.33	-	Feb 27, 2022	↑	Lithuanian Indoor Championships
2021	800m	1:48.48	-	Aug 14, 2021	↑	Baltic Team Championships, Jāņa Daliņa Stadium, Valmiera
2021	1500m	3:37.38	-	Jul 11, 2021	↑	Meeting International de Sotteville, Stade Sottevillais 76, Sotteville-lès-Rouen
2021	1500m-short-track	3:42.17	-	Mar 4, 2021	↑	European Athletics Indoor Championships
2021	3000m-short-track	8:14.75	-	Feb 21, 2021	↑	Lithuanian Indoor Championships, LAM, Klaipėda (i)
2021	3000m	8:14.75	-	Feb 21, 2021	↑	Lithuanian Indoor Championships, LAM, Klaipėda (i)
2021	5000m	13:48.96	-	May 15, 2021	↑	Vingis Park Stadium, Vilnius (LTU)
2021	CrossCount	21:50	-	Oct 30, 2021	↑	Baltic Team Cross Country Championships, Palanga - XC 6.0km
2020	800m	1:51.69	-	Feb 15, 2020	↑	Kaunas (LTU) (i)
2020	800m-short-track	1:51.69	-	Feb 15, 2020	↑	Kaunas (LTU) (i)
2020	1500m	3:38.01	-	Sep 11, 2020	↑	Grand Prix Meeting, Golęcin Stadion, Poznan
2020	1500m-short-track	3:42.06	-	Feb 27, 2020	↑	Serbian Open Indoor Meeting, Atletska dvorana, Beograd (i)
2020	Mile	3:59.25	-	Aug 22, 2020	↓	Lithuanian Open Cup, Vingis Park Stadium, Vilnius
2020	3000m	8:02.50	-	Feb 22, 2020	↑	Lithuanian Indoor Championships, LAM, Klaipėda (i)
2020	3000m-short-track	8:02.50	-	Feb 22, 2020	↑	Lithuanian Indoor Championships, LAM, Klaipėda (i)
2020	5000m	14:21.65	-	Aug 8, 2020	↑	Lithuanian Championships, Palangos Stadionas, Palanga
2019	800m	1:50.72	-	Jul 11, 2019	↑	Vilnius (LTU)
2019	1000m	2:24.57	-	Jan 8, 2019	↑	Vilnius (LTU) (i)
2019	1000m-short-track	2:24.57	-	Jan 8, 2019	↑	Vilnius (LTU) (i)
2019	1500m	3:39.36	-	Jun 1, 2019	↑	Oordegem (BEL)
2019	1500m-short-track	3:42.83	-	Feb 2, 2019	↑	CMCM Indoor Meeting
2019	3000m	7:55.16	-	May 26, 2019	↑	ECCC Group A, Castellón
2019	3000m-short-track	8:14.05	-	Feb 15, 2019	↑	Lithuanian Indoor Championships, Šiauliai (i)
2019	5000m	14:13.88	-	Jul 27, 2019	↑	Lithuanian Championships, Palanga
2019	CrossCount	18:47	-	Dec 8, 2019	↑	26th SPAR European Cross Country Championships, Lisboa
2018	1000m	2:21.11	-	Aug 19, 2018	↑	Pärnu (EST)
2018	1000m-short-track	2:24.49	-	Jan 9, 2018	↑	Vilnius (LTU) (i)
2018	1500m	3:39.01	-	Jun 29, 2018	↑	Vilnius (LTU)
2018	1500m-short-track	3:46.46	-	Jan 27, 2018	↑	Vilnius (LTU) (i)
2018	3000m	7:57.75	-	May 26, 2018	↑	Birmingham ECCC Group A, Birmingham
2018	3000m-short-track	8:12.26	-	Feb 17, 2018	↑	Klaipeda Lithuanian Indoor Championships
2018	5000m	13:57.94	-	Jul 28, 2018	↑	Lithuanian Championships, Palanga
2018	CrossCount	30:36	-	Dec 9, 2018	↑	25th SPAR European Cross Country Championships, Tilburg
2017	800m	1:49.99	-	Jul 12, 2017	↑	Vilnius (LTU)
2017	800m-short-track	1:54.37	-	Feb 4, 2017	↑	Klaipėda (LTU) (i)
2017	1000m-short-track	2:25.54	-	Jan 10, 2017	↑	Vilnius (LTU) (i)
2017	1000m	2:25.54	-	Jan 10, 2017	↑	Vilnius (LTU) (i)
2017	1500m	3:44.33	-	Aug 23, 2017	↑	Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei City (TPE)
2017	1500m-short-track	3:52.80	-	Feb 17, 2017	↑	Klaipėda (LTU) (i)
2017	3000m	8:06.72	-	Jun 3, 2017	↑	Kaunas (LTU)
2017	3000m-short-track	8:25.66	-	Feb 18, 2017	↑	Klaipėda (LTU) (i)
2017	5000m	14:06.31	-	Jun 10, 2017	↑	Valmiera (LAT)
2017	CrossCount	31:35	-	Dec 10, 2017	↑	24th SPAR European Cross Country Championships, Šamorín
2016	800m	1:55.97	-	Jul 17, 2016	↑	Tallinn (EST)
2016	1000m-short-track	2:29.48	-	Jan 8, 2016	↑	Vilnius (LTU) (i)
2016	1000m	2:29.48	-	Jan 8, 2016	↑	Vilnius (LTU) (i)
2016	1500m	3:47.83	-	Jul 16, 2016	↑	Tallinn (EST)
2016	1500m-short-track	3:56.35	-	Feb 6, 2016	↑	Klaipėda (LTU) (i)
2016	3000m	8:18.16	-	May 29, 2016	↑	Mersin (TUR)
2016	3000m-short-track	8:22.33	-	Feb 19, 2016	↑	Kaunas (LTU) (i)
2016	5000m	14:43.04	-	May 28, 2016	↑	Mersin (TUR)
2015	1000m	2:33.84	-	Jan 8, 2015	↑	Vilnius (LTU) (i)
2015	1000m-short-track	2:33.84	-	Jan 8, 2015	↑	Vilnius (LTU) (i)
2015	1500m	3:49.06	-	Jul 31, 2015	↑	Valmiera (LAT)
2015	1500m-short-track	4:03.47	-	Jan 31, 2015	↑	Vilnius (LTU) (i)
2015	3000m	8:23.38	-	Jun 21, 2015	↑	European Athletics Team Championships First League, Pankritio Stadium, Herakleion
2015	3000m-short-track	8:23.66	-	Dec 16, 2015	↑	Kaunas (LTU) (i)
2015	5000m	14:44.59	-	Aug 8, 2015	↑	Palanga (LTU)
2014	1000m-short-track	2:27.82	-	Mar 1, 2014	↑	Vilnius (LTU) (i)
2014	1000m	2:27.82	-	Mar 1, 2014	↑	Vilnius (LTU) (i)
2014	1500m	3:54.28	-	May 10, 2014	↑	Kaunas (LTU)
2014	1500m-short-track	3:57.61	-	Feb 1, 2014	↑	Vilnius (LTU) (i)
2014	3000m	8:24.36	-	Jun 1, 2014	↑	Kaunas (LTU)
2014	3000m-short-track	8:36.32	-	Feb 22, 2014	↑	Klaipėda (LTU) (i)
2014	5000m	15:12.86	-	May 17, 2014	↑	Tartu (EST)
2013	800m	1:55.15	-	Jul 11, 2013	↑	Vilnius (LTU)
2013	1500m	3:59.63	-	Jul 10, 2013	↑	Vilnius (LTU)
2013	1500m-short-track	4:07.52	-	Jan 17, 2013	↑	Vilnius (LTU) (i)
2013	3000m	8:42.01	-	Jun 1, 2013	↑	Kaunas (LTU)
2013	3000m-short-track	8:42.56	-	Feb 16, 2013	↑	Šiauliai (LTU) (i)
2013	5000m	15:04.36	-	May 25, 2013	↑	Riga (LAT)
2013	10000m	33:34.23	-	Jun 13, 2013	-	Alytus (LTU)
2012	800m	1:58.30	-	Jun 16, 2012	↑	Alytus (LTU)
2012	3000m-short-track	9:02.84	-	Dec 12, 2012	↑	Kaunas (LTU) (i)
2012	3000m	9:02.84	-	Dec 12, 2012	↑	Kaunas (LTU) (i)

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
5Kilometre	13:51	-	Sep 19	World Athletics Road Running Championships
5000m	13:48.18	-	Aug 19	Espoo Motonet GP
5000m	13:36.22	-	Aug 10	European Athletics Championships
1500m	3:49.09	-	Aug 1	Baltic Team Championships
1500m	3:46.08	-	Jul 24	Lithuanian Championships
5000m	13:28.41	-	Jul 18	Night of Athletics
3000m	7:47.06	-	Jul 8	Cork City Sports
5000m	13:25.92	-	Jun 20	Track Night Vienna
1500m	3:44.27	-	Jun 17	COSMA Cup World Athletics Continental Tour
5000m	13:31.17	-	Jun 7	Vilnius 5000m
1500m	3:47.18	-	May 24	IFAM Outdoor
1500m	3:47.18	-	May 23	IFAM Outdoor
5000m	13:34.06	-	May 23	IFAM Outdoor
3000m-short-track	7:57.81	-	Mar 1	Lithuanian Indoor Championships
3000m-short-track	7:57.81	-	Feb 28	Lithuanian Indoor Championships
1500m-short-track	3:51.16	-	Feb 28	Lithuanian Indoor Championships
3000m-short-track	7:52.73	-	Feb 4	IFAM Louvain-La-Neuve Indoor
5000m-short-track	13:27.00	-	Jan 31	Boston University John Thomas Terrier Classic
3000m-short-track	7:56.12	-	Jan 25	LAF Cup Open Competition an LAF Clubs Team Competition

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
CrossCount	23:27	-	Dec 14	31st SPAR European Cross Country Championships, Lagoa
1000m	2:19.46	-	Sep 5	Velká cena Chebu, Stadion v Poohří, Cheb
3000m	7:49.72	-	Aug 20	BMC Record Breaker
1500m	3:36.88	-	Aug 16	Meeting voor Mon, AtletiekArena Gaston Roelants Kessel-Lo / Hal 5, Leuven
5000m	13:37.01	-	Aug 9	British Milers Club Grand Prix, Longford Stadium Trafford, Manchester
800m	1:51.12	-	Aug 2	Lithuanian Championships
1500m	3:46.23	-	Aug 1	Lithuanian Championships
800m	1:51.12	-	Aug 1	Lithuanian Championships
1500m	3:38.05	-	Jul 23	Motonet GP Tampere, Ratinan Stadion, Tampere
3000m	7:42.07	-	Jul 12	British Milers Club Grand Prix, Woodside Stadium, Watford
1500m	3:46.29	-	Jun 29	European Athletics Team Championships First Division
1500m	3:46.29	-	Jun 28	European Athletics Team Championships First Division
800m	1:48.40	-	Jun 28	European Athletics Team Championships First Division
800m	1:48.40	-	Jun 27	European Athletics Team Championships First Division
1500m	3:39.69	-	Jun 21	Atleticageneve - EAP, Centre sportif Bout-du-Monde, Genève
1500m	3:39.01	-	Jun 18	COSMA Cup World Athletics Continental Tour – Bronze, S. Darius & S. Girėnas Stadium, Kaunas
5000m	13:48.24	-	Jun 8	Lithuanian Athletics Federation Cup 5000m Run
1500m	3:40.16	-	May 31	Canarias Athletics Invitational, Centro de Atletismo de Tenerife, Santa Cruz de Tenerife
1500m	3:41.74	-	May 25	IFAM Outdoor, Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles
10Kilometr	29:56	-	Apr 13	European Running Championships
10Kilometr	29:56	-	Apr 12	European Running Championships
3000m-short-track	7:57.49	-	Mar 1	10th International Tournament for the Prizes of Olga Rypakova.
3000m-short-track	8:01.89	-	Feb 23	Lithuanian Indoor Championships
1500m-short-track	3:54.66	-	Feb 22	Lithuanian Indoor Championships
3000m-short-track	8:01.89	-	Feb 22	Lithuanian Indoor Championships
1500m-short-track	3:41.80	-	Feb 13	Indoor Spike, Atletická hala, Ruská, Ostrava (i)
1500m-short-track	3:45.78	-	Jan 25	LAF Cup Open Competition, Lengvosios Atletikos Manieže, Vilnius (i)

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
CrossCount	23:39	-	Dec 8	30th SPAR European Cross Country Championships, Antalya
8Kilometre	25:15	-	Oct 26	Baltic Cross Country Team Championships
1500m	3:42.09	-	Sep 1	Memorial Zbigniewa Ludwichowskiego, Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego, Olsztyn
1000m	2:19.72	-	Aug 31	Mityng Ambasadorów Białostockiego Sportu, Stadion BOSiR, Białystok

Honours

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Lithuanian Indoor Championships

1500 Metres Short Track

2026

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Lithuanian Indoor Championships

3000 Metres Short Track

2026

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Lithuanian Championships

1500 Metres

2025

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Lithuanian Indoor Championships

3000 Metres Short Track

2025

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Lithuanian Championships

800 Metres

2025

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Lithuanian Indoor Championships

1500 Metres Short Track

2025

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Lithuanian Championships

1500 Metres

2024

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Lithuanian Indoor Championships

1500 Metres Short Track

2024

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Lithuanian Indoor Championships

3000 Metres Short Track

2024

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Lithuanian Championships

800 Metres

2024

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Lithuanian Indoor Championships

3000 Metres Short Track

2023

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Lithuanian Indoor Championships

1500 Metres Short Track

2023

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Lithuanian Championships

800 Metres

2023

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Lithuanian Championships

1500 Metres

2023

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Lithuanian Championships

800 Metres

2022

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Lithuanian Indoor Championships

3000 Metres Short Track

2022

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Lithuanian Indoor Championships

1500 Metres Short Track

2022

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Lithuanian Championships

1500 Metres

2022

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Lithuanian Indoor Championships

1500 Metres Short Track

2021

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Lithuanian Indoor Championships

3000 Metres Short Track

2021

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Lithuanian Championships

1500 Metres

2021

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European Athletics Team Championships Second League

1500 Metres

2021

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Lithuanian Championships

1500 Metres

2020

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Lithuanian Championships

5000 Metres

2020

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Lithuanian Indoor Championships

1500 Metres Short Track

2020

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Lithuanian Indoor Championships

3000 Metres Short Track

2020

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Lithuanian Championships

5000 Metres

2019

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Lithuanian Indoor Championships

1500 Metres Short Track

2019

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Lithuanian Championships

1500 Metres

2019

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Lithuanian Indoor Championships

3000 Metres Short Track

2019

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Klaipeda Lithuanian Indoor Championships

3000 Metres Short Track

2018

European Athletics Championships

1500 Metres

2018

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Lithuanian Championships

5000 Metres

2018

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Lithuanian Championships

1500 Metres

2018

European Athletics Championships

1500 Metres

2018

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Klaipeda Lithuanian Indoor Championships

1500 Metres Short Track

2018

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Lithuanian Championships

5000 Metres

2017

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Klaipeda Lithuanian Indoor Championships

3000 Metres Short Track

2017

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Klaipeda Lithuanian Indoor Championships

1500 Metres Short Track

2017

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European Athletics Team Championships Second League

1500 Metres

2017

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Lithuanian Championships

1500 Metres

2017

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Lithuanian Championships

5000 Metres

2016

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Lithuanian Indoor Championships

1500 Metres Short Track

2016

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Lithuanian Indoor Championships

3000 Metres Short Track

2016

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Lithuanian Championships

1500 Metres

2016

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Lithuanian Championships

5000 Metres

2015

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is Simas Bertašius's 1500 Metres Short Track personal best?

Simas Bertašius's 1500 Metres Short Track personal best is 3:38.32, set on Feb 3, 2022 in Atletická hala, Ostrava (CZE) (i).

Which events does Simas Bertašius compete in?

Simas Bertašius competes in the 1500 Metres Short Track and 3000 m.

How did Simas Bertašius perform in 2026?

2026 season best: 3:51.16, set on Feb 28, 2026 in President Valdas Adamkus athletics indoor arena, Kaunas (LTU) (i). Last competition: World Athletics Road Running Championships on Sep 19, 2026, 13:51.