Mantas Knystautas (born 20 May 1994) is a

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n wrestler, who competes in the men's 130 kg Greco-Roman division. He won one of the bronze medals in the 130 kg event at the

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held in Belgrade, Serbia. Knystautas has competed

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, but lost his first fight. Knystautas started at the 2017 World championships, but lost his first fight. Same year he won bronze at the World U23 Championships.Senior U23 World Championships
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Knystautas reached the final and qualified for

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. In 2022, Knystautas competed in the 130 kg event at the

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in Budapest, Hungary. He won one of the bronze medals in his event at the

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held in Rome, Italy. He lost his bronze medal match in the 130kg event at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships held in Zagreb, Croatia.

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* Lithuanian male sport wrestlers 1994 births Living people Sportspeople from Vilnius Wrestlers at the 2015 European Games Wrestlers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic wrestlers for Lithuania 21st-century Lithuanian people {{Lithuania-wrestling-bio-stub