Robertas Žulpa Explained

Robertas Žulpa
Birth Date:1960 3, df=y
Birth Place:Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR, USSR
Death Place:Vilnius, Lithuania[1]
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Robertas Žulpa (20 March 1960 – 30 August 2024) was a Lithuanian swimmer who competed for the Soviet Union during his professional career.

Žulpa trained at VSS Žalgiris in Vilnius, becoming the Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR in 1980.[2] He won a gold medal in 200 m breaststroke with a time of 2:15.85 at the 1980 Summer Olympics.

In 1988, Žulpa emigrated to Italy where he started to coach swimming to 11-year-old boys. Later, he became ItalianRussian translator for various companies. Žulpa spent much of his time in his native Lithuania working as a Lithuanian–Italian translator.

Žulpa died on 30 August 2024, at the age of 64.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 11 July 2018 . Robertas Žulpa . 10 September 2024 . . lt.
  2. Profile in the Olympic Encyclopedia
  3. Web site: 31 August 2024 . Mirė olimpinis čempionas plaukikas Robertas Žulpa . 31 August 2024 . lrt.lt . lt.