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Artūras Vieta

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Artūras Vieta
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing  Soviet Union
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1987 Duisburg K-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1989 Plovdiv K-4 10000 m
Gold medal – first place 1990 Poznań K-4 10000 m
Silver medal – second place 1983 Tampere K-1 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 1983 Tampere K-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place 1985 Mechelen K-4 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 1989 Plovdiv K-2 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 1990 Poznań K-2 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Tampere K-4 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Duisburg K-4 1000 m

Artūras Vieta (born May 31, 1961) is a Lithuanian sprint canoeist, born in Šiauliai. He won ten medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three golds (K-4 500 m: 1987, K-4 10000 m: 1989, 1990), three silvers (K-1 1000 m: 1983, K-2 1000 m: 1989, 1990; K-4 500 m: 1983, K-4 1000 m: 1985), and two bronzes (K-4 1000 m: 1985, 1987). At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, he competed for Lithuania and finished ninth in both the K-1 500 m and the K-1 1000 m events.

References

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  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Artūras Vieta". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.