Pavelas Fedorenka (born October 5, 1964 in

Anykščiai Anykščiai (; see other names) is a ski resort town in Lithuania, west of Utena. The Roman Catholic Church of St. Matthias in Anykščiai is the tallest church in Lithuania, with spires measuring in height. Anykščiai has a resort status i ...

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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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, finishing in 70th place (2:25.41). The other two competitors for Lithuania in this race, Česlovas Kundrotas and

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, did not finish. Fedorenka set his personal best and national record in the men's 1,500 metres distance on 7 June 1987 in

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, clocking 3.40,90.www.laf.lt

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* 1964 births Living people Soviet male middle-distance runners Lithuanian male long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Lithuania People from Anykščiai {{Lithuania-athletics-bio-stub

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