Romas Ubartas (born 26 May 1960 in

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) is a retired male

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er from

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who won a silver medal at the

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for the

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and a gold medal at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

for

, the nation's first gold. , - His personal best was 70.06m. He also became European champion, in

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. When Lithuania was part of the Soviet Union, he trained at

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. In 1993, after finishing fourth at the World Track and Field Championships last month in Germany, Ubartas failed a doping test and was disqualified for four years.

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1960 births Living people Soviet male discus throwers Lithuanian male discus throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Doping cases in athletics Dynamo sports society athletes European Athletics Championships medalists Lithuanian sportspeople in doping cases Lithuanian Sportsperson of the Year winners Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Lithuania Olympic athletes of the Soviet Union Olympic gold medalists for Lithuania Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union Sportspeople from Panevėžys Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Goodwill Games medalists in athletics Competitors at the 1986 Goodwill Games Competitors at the 1990 Goodwill Games {{Lithuania-Olympic-medalist-stub

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