Mindaugas Mizgaitis

{{short description|Lithuanian Greco-Roman wrestler (born 1979)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| image = Rulon Gardner vs Mindaugas Mizgaitis, Athens 2004.jpg

| image_size = 260px

| caption = Mizgaitis (right) and Rulon Gardner (left) at the 2004 Olympics

| name = Mindaugas Mizgaitis

| height = 190 cm

| weight = 120 kg

| nationality = Lithuanian

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1979|10|14}}

| birth_place = Kaunas, Lithuania[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418031906/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mi/mindaugas-mizgaitis-1.html Mindaugas Mizgaitis]. sports-reference.com

| sport = Greco-Roman wrestling

| coach = Valentinas Mizgaitis, Grigori Kazovski[https://web.archive.org/web/20080825022824/http://www.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete%3D67358/bio/index.html Mindaugas MIZGAITIS]. nbcolympics.com

| education = Education Academy, Kaunas

| club = Siegfried (Hallbergmoos, Germany)

| show-medals = yes

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport|Men's Greco-Roman wrestling}}

{{MedalCountry|{{LTU}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|Olympics}}

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{{MedalSilver|2008 Beijing|120 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition|European Wrestling Championships}}

{{MedalBronze|2010 Baku|120 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition|Universiade}}

{{MedalBronze|2005 Izmir|120 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition|Lithuanian Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2001 Vilnius|120 kg}}

{{MedalGold|2010 Vilnius|120 kg}}

}}

Mindaugas Mizgaitis (born 14 October 1979) is a retired heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Lithuania. He competed at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics and won a bronze medal in 2008; he was promoted to the second place after disqualification of Khasan Baroev in November 2016.{{cite web |first=Valdas |last=Malinauskas | url=http://www.imtynes.lt/2016/11/18/po-dopingo-skandalo-imtynininko-m-mizgaicio-suolis-i-neregetas-aukstumas/ |title=Po dopingo skandalo – imtynininko M.Mizgaičio šuolis į neregėtas aukštumas |date=18 November 2016 |publisher=Lithuanian Wrestling Federation |language=lt |accessdate=25 November 2016}} Mizgaitis also competed in several world and European championships between 1999 and 2010 with the best result of third place at the 2010 European and fourth place at the 2003 World Championships.

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