Robertas Žulpa

{{Short description|Lithuanian swimmer (1960–2024)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Robertas Žulpa

| birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1960|3|20}}

| birth_place = Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR, USSR

| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2024|8|30|1960|3|20}}

| death_place = Vilnius, Lithuania{{Cite web |date=11 July 2018 |title=Robertas Žulpa |url=https://www.vle.lt/straipsnis/robertas-zulpa/ |access-date=10 September 2024 |website=Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija |language=lt}}

| show-medals = yes

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's swimming}}

{{MedalCountry | {{URS}} }}

{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalGold | 1980 Moscow | 200 m breaststroke}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships (LC)}}

{{MedalSilver | 1982 Guayaquil | 200 m breaststroke}}

{{MedalCompetition|European Championships (LC)}}

{{MedalGold| 1981 Split | 200 m breaststroke}}

{{MedalGold| 1983 Rome | 100 m breaststroke}}

{{MedalGold| 1983 Rome | 4×100 m medley}}

{{MedalBronze| 1983 Rome | 200 m breaststroke}}

{{MedalCompetition|Summer Universiade}}

{{MedalGold | 1983 Edmonton | 200 m breaststroke}}

{{MedalCompetition|Friendship Games}}

{{MedalGold|1984 Moscow|200 metre breaststroke}}

}}

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

Žulpa trained at VSS Žalgiris in Vilnius, becoming the Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR in 1980.{{in lang|ru}} [http://slovari.yandex.ru/dict/olympic/article/olymp/ol11/ol1-2842.htm Profile in the Olympic Encyclopedia] 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 Italian–Russian 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.{{Cite web |date=31 August 2024 |title=Mirė olimpinis čempionas plaukikas Robertas Žulpa |url=https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/sportas/10/2350140/mire-olimpinis-cempionas-plaukikas-robertas-zulpa |access-date=31 August 2024 |website=lrt.lt |language=lt}}