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Valdas Kazlauskas

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Valdas Kazlauskas (born 23 February 1958 in Vilnius, Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic[1]) is a retired male racewalker and athletics coach from Lithuania. He competed for his native Baltic country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, finishing in 44th place (1:28.33) in the men's 20 km race walk event. Kazlauskas set his personal best (1:19.29) in the same distance on 19 February 1989 in Sochi. Valdas Kazlauskas achieved the World and European Record for the 20 km Race Walking with the performance of 1:20:37 on the 16 September 1983 in Moscow. Valdas Kazlasukas reached 27 national records, 1 European record and 3 world records.

Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing the  Soviet Union
1983 Soviet Athletics Championships Moscow, Russia 1st 20 km 1:20:37
1987 World Race Walking Cup New York City, United States 9th 20 km 1:21:49
Representing  Lithuania
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 19th 20 km 1:27:02
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 32nd 20 km 1:33:54
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 44th 20 km 1:28:33

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Valdas Kazlauskas". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
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