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Artūras Kasputis Personal information Full name Artūras Kasputis Born February 22, 1967
Klaipėda, Lithuanian SSRTeam information Discipline Road and track Role Rider Professional team(s) - 1992
- 1994–2002
Medal recordRoad bicycle racing Competitor for the Soviet Union Olympic Games Gold 1988 Seoul Team Pursuit Artūras Kasputis (born February 22, 1967 in Klaipėda) is a retired track and road racing cyclist from Lithuania, who represented the USSR at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he won the gold medal in the men's 4.000 team pursuit, alongside Viacheslav Ekimov, Dmitry Neliubin and Gintautas Umaras. During the Soviet time he trained at Dynamo sports society in Klaipėda.[1] He was a professional road cyclist from 1992 to 2002, and afterwards became a cycling manager in the professional circuit.
References
- ^ (in Russian) Panorama of the 1986 Sports Year. Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. 1987. pp. 179.
- Artūras Kasputis profile at Cycling Archives
Categories:- 1967 births
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