Eglė Balčiūnaitė (born October 31, 1988, in Šiauliai) is a track and field middle-distance runner who competes internationally for Lithuania.

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Eglė Balčiūnaitė

Eglė Balčiūnaitė at 2013 IAAF World Championships
Personal information
Nationality	Lithuania
Born	(1988-10-31) October 31, 1988 (age 35) Šiauliai, Lithuania
Sport
Country	Lithuania
Sport	Running
Event(s)	400 m, 800 m
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	400 m (indoor): 53.47 (2010) 800 m (indoor): 2:01.37 (2010) 800 m (outdoor): 1:59.29 (2010)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Lithuania Summer Universiade 2013 Kazan 800 metres SELL Student Games 2008 Espoo 800 metres 2009 Jelgava 800 metres Lithuanian Championships 2010 Kaunas 400 metres 2010 Kaunas 800 metres 2009 Kaunas 800 metres

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She competed in the 2008 Olympics in 800 m distance and finished 22nd. She took part in the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships in Kaunas and placed 6th in the final.^[1] She participated in the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships where she achieved her personal best and finished 5th in the indoor 800 m discipline.

In January 2023 Balčiūnaitė announced about her retirement from professional sport.^[2]

• 800 m – 1:59.29 s (2010, outdoor, Monaco Diamond League)
• 800 m – 2:01.23 s (2011, indoor, Germany, national record)
• 400 m – 53.47 s (2010, indoor, Portugal, national record)