Romas Ubartas
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Nationality | Lithuanian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 26 May 1960 (1960-05-26) (age 64) Panevėžys, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 120 kg (265 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Discus throw | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best | 70.06 m (1988) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Romas Ubartas (born 26 May 1960 in Panevėžys) is a retired male discus thrower from Lithuania who won a silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics for the USSR and a gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics for Lithuania, the nation's first gold.[1] His personal best was 70.06m. He also became European champion, in 1986. When Lithuania was part of the Soviet Union, he trained at Dynamo in Vilnius. In 1993, after finishing fourth at the World Track and Field Championships in Germany, Ubartas failed a doping test and was disqualified for four years.[2]
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1986 | European Championships | Stuttgart, West Germany | 1st | Discus | 67.08 m |
1987 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | 6th | Discus | 65.50 m |
1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 2nd | Discus | 67.48 m |
1990 | Goodwill Games | Seattle, United States | 1st | Discus | 67.14 m |
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1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 1st | Discus | 65.12 m |
1998 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 9th | Discus | 61.66 m |
2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 14th | Discus | 61.49 m |
2002 | Lithuanian Championships | Kaunas, Lithuania | 2nd | Discus | 52.60 m |
See also
References
External links
- Romas Ubartas at World Athletics
- Romas Ubartas at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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- 1896:
Robert Garrett (USA)
- 1900:
Rudolf Bauer (HUN)
- 1904:
Martin Sheridan (USA)
- 1908:
Martin Sheridan (USA)
- 1912:
Armas Taipale (FIN)
- 1920:
Elmer Niklander (FIN)
- 1924:
Bud Houser (USA)
- 1928:
Bud Houser (USA)
- 1932:
John Anderson (USA)
- 1936:
Ken Carpenter (USA)
- 1948:
Adolfo Consolini (ITA)
- 1952:
Sim Iness (USA)
- 1956:
Al Oerter (USA)
- 1960:
Al Oerter (USA)
- 1964:
Al Oerter (USA)
- 1968:
Al Oerter (USA)
- 1972:
Ludvík Daněk (TCH)
- 1976:
Mac Wilkins (USA)
- 1980:
Viktor Rashchupkin (URS)
- 1984:
Rolf Danneberg (FRG)
- 1988:
Jürgen Schult (GDR)
- 1992:
Romas Ubartas (LTU)
- 1996:
Lars Riedel (GER)
- 2000:
Virgilijus Alekna (LTU)
- 2004:
Virgilijus Alekna (LTU)
- 2008:
Gerd Kanter (EST)
- 2012:
Robert Harting (GER)
- 2016:
Christoph Harting (GER)
- 2020:
Daniel Ståhl (SWE)
- 2024:
Rojé Stona (JAM)
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