Remigijus Kančys (born 17 July 1987) is a marathon runner who competes internationally for

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. In 2015 he broke his personal record and was selected to represent Lithuania in

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events i ...

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/ref> In 2017 Kancys participated in the

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held in London, placing 24th in the marathon event with a time of 2:16:34. In 2018, he competed in the men's marathon at the

2018 European Athletics Championships The 2018 European Athletics Championships were held in Berlin, Germany, from 6 to 12 August 2018. The championships were part of the first European Championships with other events happening in the United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Grea ...

held in Berlin, Germany. He finished in 26th place.

Personal bests

References

* 1987 births Living people Lithuanian male marathon runners Lithuanian male long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Lithuania {{lithuania-athletics-bio-stub