J. Šuklinas was born on November 23, 1985, in Russia, graduated from Mykolas Romeris University with a degree in public administration, and obtained a master’s degree.
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Before his political career, he was a long-time Lithuanian canoeist, an Olympic silver medalist at the 2012 London Olympics.
The athlete and politician was also a multiple-time winner and medalist of world and European championships.
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The 30-year-old Lithuanian canoeist has three world championship bronze medals and three European championship gold medals in his collection.
The former athlete who won silver at the 2012 London Games lost his medal seven years later when banned substances were found in his 2012 sample during retesting.
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