Valdas Kazlauskas
{{short description|Lithuanian racewalker}}
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Valdas Kazlauskas (born 23 February 1958 in Vilnius, Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ka/valdas-kazlauskas-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418095111/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ka/valdas-kazlauskas-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Valdas Kazlauskas |access-date=30 July 2012}}) 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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1983
|Soviet Athletics Championships |1st |1:20:37 |
1987
|9th |1:21:49 |
colspan="6"|Representing {{LTU}} |
1994
|19th |20 km |
1995
|32nd |1:33:54 |
1996
|44th |1:28:33 |
References
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- {{World Athletics}}
- [http://www.lse.lt/index.php?4283668346 Lithuanian sport encyclopedia]
External links
- {{Olympics.com|org_archive=20210412215752}}
- {{Olympedia}}
- {{LTOK profile}}
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Category:Soviet male race walkers
Category:Lithuanian male race walkers
Category:Lithuanian athletics coaches
Category:Olympic athletes for Lithuania
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Category:World record setters in athletics (track and field)
Category:Athletes from Vilnius
Category:Soviet Athletics Championships winners
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