Robertas Žulpa (born 20 March 1960, in Vilnius) is a former Lithuanian swimmer who competed for the Soviet Union during his professional career.
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Born | (1960-03-20) 20 March 1960 (age 62) Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Žulpa trained at VSS Žalgiris in Vilnius, becoming the Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR in 1980.[1] 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 currently spends much of his time in his native Lithuania working as a Lithuanian–Italian translator.
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European Champions in Men's 100 m Breaststroke | |
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European Champions in Men's 200 m Breaststroke | |
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European champions in men's 4 × 100 m medley relay | |
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Summer Universiade Champions in Men's 200 m Breaststroke | |
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Lithuanian Sportsperson of the Year | |
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Overall (1956-2013) |
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Men (since 2014) |
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Women (since 2014) |
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Men's team (since 2014) | |
Women's team (since 2014) |
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