Robertas Žulpa

Lithuanian swimmer (1960–2024) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Robertas Žulpa (20 March 1960 – 30 August 2024) was a Lithuanian swimmer who competed for the Soviet Union during his professional career.

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Robertas Žulpa
Personal information
Born(1960-03-20)20 March 1960
Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR, USSR
Died30 August 2024(2024-08-30) (aged 64)
Vilnius, Lithuania[1]
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1980 Moscow 200 m breaststroke
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 1982 Guayaquil 200 m breaststroke
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 1981 Split 200 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 1983 Rome 100 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 1983 Rome 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Rome 200 m breaststroke
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1983 Edmonton 200 m breaststroke
Friendship Games
Gold medal – first place1984 Moscow200 metre breaststroke
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Žulpa trained at VSS Žalgiris in Vilnius, becoming the Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR in 1980.[2] He won a gold medal in 200 m breaststroke with a time of 2:15.85 at the 1980 Summer Olympics.

In 1988, Žulpa emigrated to Italy where he started to coach swimming to 11-year-old boys. Later, he became ItalianRussian translator for various companies. Žulpa spent much of his time in his native Lithuania working as a Lithuanian–Italian translator.

Žulpa died on 30 August 2024, at the age of 64.[3]

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