Romas Ubartas

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]

Romas Ubartas

Ubartas in 2011
Personal information
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)
Sport
Country	Soviet Union  Lithuania
Sport	Athletics
Event	Discus throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best	70.06 m (1988)
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1988 Seoul Discus European Championships 1986 Stuttgart Discus Representing  Lithuania Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Discus

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Soviet Union
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
Representing  Lithuania
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

• List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences