Česlovas Kundrotas (born January 3, 1961 in Mokolai,

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) is a retired male

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from

. He competed for his native

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country in the men's marathon event at the

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, where he didn't reach the finish line. The other two competitors for Lithuania in this race were

Pavelas Fedorenka Pavelas Fedorenka (born October 5, 1964 in Anykščiai, Lithuania) is a retired male long-distance runner from Lithuania. He competed for his native Baltic country in the men's marathon event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, finishi ...

(70th place) and

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, who also did not finish. Kundrotas set his personal best in the men's marathon on October 26, 1997 in

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, clocking 2:12.35.

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* * 1961 births Living people Lithuanian male long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Lithuania Sportspeople from Šiauliai Lithuanian athletics coaches Olympic male marathon runners {{Lithuania-athletics-bio-stub

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