Vaclavas Kidykas
Appearance
Vaclavas Kidykas (born 17 October 1961, in Klaipėda) is a retired male discus thrower from Lithuania. He placed third in the men's 1986 European Championships in Athletics in Stuttgart, West Germany with a throw of 65.5 meters and participated in four Olympic competitions. His longest throw, 68.44 meters, was recorded at a June 1988 event in Sochi.
Achievements
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing Soviet Union | ||||
1986 | European Championships | Stuttgart, West Germany | 3rd | 65.50 m |
1987 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | 8th | 63.64 m |
1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 13th | 60.88 m |
Representing Lithuania | ||||
1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 15th | 59.96 m |
1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 11th | 58.62 m |
1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, Georgia | 8th | 62.78 m |
1998 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 11th | 60.21 m |
2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 30th | 58.96 m |
References
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Categories:
- 1961 births
- Living people
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Lithuanian athletics coaches
- Lithuanian male discus throwers
- Olympic athletes for Lithuania
- Olympic athletes for the Soviet Union
- Soviet male discus throwers
- Sportspeople from Klaipėda
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- FISU World University Games silver medalists for the Soviet Union
- Medalists at the 1987 Summer Universiade
- Soviet athletics biography stubs
- Lithuanian athletics biography stubs