Algirdas Tatulis is a paralympic

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from

Lithuania Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...

competing mainly in category F42 shot put and discus events. Algirdas competed in both the shot put and discus in the

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and

2000 Summer Paralympics The 2000 Summer Paralympic Games or the XI Summer Paralympics were held in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, between 18 and 29 October. The Sydney Paralympics was last time that the Summer Paralympics which were organized by two different ...

but it wasn't till concentrating on the discus in

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that he won a medal, a bronze. This feat he was unable to match when again competing solely in the discus at the

2008 Summer Paralympics The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was ...

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References

Paralympic athletes for Lithuania Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Paralympic bronze medalists for Lithuania Living people Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Year of birth missing (living people) Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Lithuanian male discus throwers Lithuanian male shot putters Discus throwers with limb difference Shot putters with limb difference Paralympic discus throwers Paralympic shot putters {{Lithuania-Paralympic-medalist-stub