Ramūnas Vyšniauskas (born September 23, 1976 in Kelmė) is a retired weightlifter from Lithuania. He competed in the 105 kg class.
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| Born | 23 September 1976 Kelmė, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He was also a presenter of comedy TV show Lalaila on LNK network.[1]
Results edit
| Event | Result | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Reference |
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| 1996 Summer Olympics (91 kg class) | 19th place | 140 kg | 175 kg | [2] |
| 2000 Summer Olympics | 11th place | 175 kg | 210 kg | [3] |
| 2003 European Championship | 9th place | 175 kg | 215 kg | [4] |
| 2004 Summer Olympics | 5th place[5] | 187.5 kg | 222.5 kg | [6] |
| 2005 European Championship | 3rd place | 182.5 kg | 227.5 kg | [7] |
| 2006 European Championship | 5th place | 185 | 225 | [7] |
| 2007 World Championship | 6th place | 180 kg | 220 kg | [8] |
| 2008 European Championship | 2nd place | 185 kg | 220 kg | [9] |
| 2008 Summer Olympics | did not finish due to a shoulder injury | [10] | ||
| 2009 European Championship | 3rd place | 182 kg | 223 kg | |
Doping edit
In 1997 Vyšniauskas was disqualified for two years due to a positive doping test. In 2014 Vyšniauskas was disqualified again due to a positive doping test. in 2020 Vyšniauskas who already finished his weightlifter career, but worked as weightlifting coach was disqualified for eight years for having and for possibility of distributing doping substances.[11]
References edit
- ^ Ramūnas Vyšniauskas
- ^ "The Official Report of the Centennial Olympic Games: Volume III" (PDF). The Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
- ^ "Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad – Results" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
- ^ "Results MEN 105 kg". Hellenic Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 2008-05-27. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
- ^ Vyšniauskas originally placed sixth, but Hungary's Ferenc Gyurkovics was later disqualified.
- ^ ELTA (2004-08-24). "R.Vyšniauskui iki medalio pritrūko 10 kilogramų" (in Lithuanian). Delfi. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
- ^ a b "Vysniauskas Ramunas". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 2008-09-08. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
- ^ "Royal World Weighlifting Championships". International Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
- ^ "European Senior Championships". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 2011-05-27. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
- ^ "R.Vyšniausko pasirodymą olimpiadoje nutraukė peties trauma" (in Lithuanian). Delfi. 2008-08-18. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
- ^ Diskvalifikuotas Ramūnas Vyšniauskas (Lietuvos sunkiosios atletikos federacijos treneris)
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